Henry was silent for a moment, and he was about to speak when Francis suddenly pointed out the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lily is silent for a moment and then bends over the counter. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It was a sad country, silent now but for the stony noise of quick waters. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

So he was silent of that, and mentioned only the slaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Lancelot carried it to the window and fell silent, examining the writing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he gets back to their room, Henry’s already in his bunk and silent, his back turned. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The drive back to the site is silent. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When Hazel and Jack spilled out, Tyler was silent. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dell is silent as he opens the notebook and begins to look. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When I open the closet, we all fall silent because Cinna’s presence is so strong in the flow of the fabrics. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I mused on the funeral day, the coffin, the hearse, the black train of tenants and servants—few was the number of relatives—the gaping vault, the silent church, the solemn service. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And they walked on, silent with the fullness of this thought. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

On his shoulder, his raven sat fluffed and silent, looking miserable. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had working for me a Filipino man, a hill man, short and dark and silent, of the Maori people perhaps. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was served coffee but became uneasy in this aseptic, silent atmosphere as time passed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably a good thing that he’d just stayed silent. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The road itself, however, had been silent for hours on end, which meant that we were due for some sort of human interaction sooner or later. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She looks impressed that I actually remembered but stays silent. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You run off with your girlfriend and your tall silent shadow. Go on now.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Mark that has—they come—I—” He hesitated and fell silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safa began to speak but, upon seeing our faces, stayed silent. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Grandpa is silent as I rant and rave. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tossed a giant fetterling into the air, and the crowd went deathly silent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Protests of injustice fell silent before the self-evident justice of this unequal division. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As they paddled toward the next island, all were silent, thoughtful. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

George and Martha curled around his caduceus, but they were silent, which made me think that Hermes was really really angry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was made very uneasy by that silent electric tension, by the sense of being drawn in, of becoming a point or figure in the pattern, in the web. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chaol remained silent until they entered the stone castle, when he turned to her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was tall, white, silent, standing on a well-lighted corner. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He fell silent and watched me intently as I thought it through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mark was right at his back, doing his best to keep silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But here, in the silent explosion of my heart, was a quiet that felt familiar. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He got there expecting a mad chorus of barking, but the place was strangely silent; no sign of the dogs. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment, probably listening to the suddenly uneven pounding of my heart. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They entered a particularly long hallway, silent save for their footsteps. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In return we loved him with a silent ferocity that only animals can match. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ned knew he was pushing this well past the point of wisdom, yet he could not keep silent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But those near him were silent, intent upon the music of the voices and the instruments, and they gave no heed to anything else. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He paused and fell silent and after a time he said, “If I had a little seed I would plant once more, but no seed have I.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

‘But if you can only speak ill of those who showed you mercy, keep silent!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Ships pass to & from the Island Town bringing — we know not what — engaged in silent Errands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thus it was that the hall was tensely silent when she stepped hesitantly into the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was Suzume who burst out into a fit of silent laughter, an endless stream of gasping and shaking that turned her face bright pink and left her breathless. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She moved with the silent ease of an assassin as she swooped in, grabbed Larry’s phone, and promptly leaned over to look straight into his shocked face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We sat silent for a moment, waiting for any movement or lights, but as we’d just learned, darkness and silence did not translate to safety. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I’m tempted to click my microphone on and tell Thomas to send soldiers, but I keep silent. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The elders remained silent for what seemed like forever. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Nailer started to retort, but Tool waved him silent. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The house was silent except for Tilly’s toenails clicking down the tiled hallway as she came to greet me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But they ignored me as they all fell silent, weighing the risks versus the potential benefit of having such a valuable treasure to lure Anansi. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The house looked deserted, dark and silent, even the honey-colored stone had the feeling of something abandoned. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Giving her the silent treatment is too easy for me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I also knew he was a silent witness to the horrible scene. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she began to clear away the dishes with silent efficiency and seemed to be the only one who was surprised that she was helping. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swerved as a spear flew past and then was silent, running. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I expected Twig to make a scene, like she had a few days ago, but she took a deep breath and stayed silent. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But then she saw how Father Mike was looking at my mother and she went silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was an ancient mossy smell, the smell of a silent church where services are seldom held, where rusty lichen grows upon the stones and ivy tendrils creep to the very windows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a silent scene until Sheriff O. B. Dickerson found his voice. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that if she sat down, the men would assume she had given up and agreed to remain silent. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Derek was silent, looking out the side window, and Brian realized it was the first time the man had been silent for as long as he’d known and been with him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen leaped into the courtyard, silent and graceful. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For once, the voices in his head were silent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Matthias gazed upwards, feeling as if he were slowly turning with the silent earth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There is some evidence that reasoning of just this sort was going on in Jefferson’s mind at this time, changing him from an advocate of emancipation to a silent and fatalistic procrastinator. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Tara crouches near Sonia on the edge of the pool, silent now. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The drawing room was full of silent people, sitting at a long and ornate table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The travellers came into a long valley; narrow, deeply cloven, dark and silent. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to remain silent about one of these recent examples. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

All was silent, and there was no sign or sound of living thing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Olanna held her hands to her face, silent for a while. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All about them the darkness grew silent, and no cry came on the sighing wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This room was chill, because it seldom had a fire; it was silent, because remote from the nursery and kitchen; solemn, because it was known to be so seldom entered. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

High above, a silver plane crossed the sky, silent as a spider. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, looking to the left in the silent gloom of night, they saw cut out against the sky and against the stars something which they never would have believed possible. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they fight, he gives her the silent treatment. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The boys are silent for a long moment. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

So we exchanged intelligence, and watched each other as we held our own silent deliberations, and considered which side might favor us with liberty. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The whole legion fell silent as the healers worked—trying to get gauze and powdered unicorn horn under Gwen’s armor to stop the bleeding, trying to force some nectar into her mouth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I think there’s a silent auction and a raffle and I’m not sure what else. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a blinding flash, a pain that rips through me for one searing instant, a silent scream from my broken body. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, she was silent as his thrusts became faster. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most toddlers in the Childcare Center responded to firm discipline and learned quickly to be silent when the lights were dimmed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was real nice the way they came together in what their preacher called silent, expectant waiting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He too was tortured, but he too remained silent. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paradoxically, he felt as if his getting dumped was the only thing happening on the entire dark and silent planet, and also as if it weren't happening at all. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He padded out in front of Jon, his teeth bared in a silent snarl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What a lovely secret silent place it was. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The others watched the next fight—Muzzen avidly, flexing his fingers and speculating on the outcome, Inej silent and still as a statue, Kaz inscrutable as always, scheming away behind that hideous mask. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All the kids stopped what they were doing and fell silent. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Now that he’s made his statement, he becomes silent. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My voice echoed in the darkness of the silent night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sirens were warnings before or after bombardment, and they were always followed by a silent moment of nauseating anticipation of the destruction of our shelter. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The wind was gone, the birds silent, the fields frozen in time. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Fred’s never been a silent sufferer, but “for better or worse,” right, ladies? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

With the ice of terror in his throat, Taran looked at the silent faces around him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The assassin was silent, listening to the throbbing of her heart before she spoke. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My aunt was frozen and silent, and the only sound I could hear was her deep breathing. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He just sprawled out, a mound of silent black flesh. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy realized she was sending him a silent invitation. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve gone from silent to screaming in a matter of seconds. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the backyard our own swing set is silent— a thin layer of snow covering it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

After you have both done this, you raise your glasses high up again in a sort of silent final salute, and only then does each person look away and set down his glass. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The building isn’t locked, and the door swings out on silent hinges. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Downstairs the German has shouted twice in frustration, then fallen silent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he went silent and Volkheimer said, “God, have mercy on your servant.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They fall silent as we enter, and it’s obvious they’ve been talking about us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Harry was silent so long that Scrimgeour said, looking from Harry to the gnome, “Funny little chaps, aren’t they? But what say you, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was by this time half-past five, and the sun was on the point of rising; but I found the kitchen still dark and silent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We sat beside each other by the fire, silent, watching the jewels change and glow first into white diamonds, then into sapphires, then into rubies. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was no sound, only the sun, and the silent crowd of people. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Both women fell silent, and the quiet sound of Mirabelle’s sleeping breathing filled the kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With the quizzes all collected, the room fell silent as S.Q. went through the pages, marking grades in his book. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing still and silent in the heat, shading the crowd of happy people from the blaze of sunshine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of those silent, dreamy spring days when sunshine pours down upon the yet-cold earth and the earth turns in its sleep. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard it was a dealbreaker,” Nick says loudly, and everyone falls silent. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The house was silent and there was no one in it, and yet all the furniture was still in place. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was silent inside, a silence so intense, it squeezed my head like a too-small hat. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Still only eighteen, still silent, he tended sheep now, and nursed a deep despair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Old Bear sat slumped and silent, as if the burden of speech had grown too heavy for him to bear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Witchlings exchanged silent looks, and then all at once, burst into laughter. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But often Ged would end by murmuring words which Ogion had said to him on the shoulder of Gont Mountain in an autumn long ago: “To hear, one must be silent...” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He cracked the code pretty quickly, but he stayed silent, trying to figure out when she'd come up with it, when she'd memorized it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, Chiron pounded his hoof against the marble floor of the pavilion, and everybody fell silent. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The guilt stayed with him, ineradicable, like the silent alarm in the fragile chest. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herr Thiessen stays silent on the matter, enjoying the excitement and curiosity around him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Both of them sat silent on the moss-covered rock in the slant of sunlight through the old pines and thought how many tiny chances had conspired to bring them to this place. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pass the mikvah, shut and silent until nightfall, when the women will come. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She went on that way, silent hour after silent hour; she had done nothing else for thirty-eight evenings now, and each time, her ardor deepened, her thoughts became more pure. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded and made a silent promise to myself that I would somehow convince Papa to let Amil stay home until he could run. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Not that everything was silent—the wind carried whisperings with it, a current of noise just underneath the airy quiet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Back and forth, back and forth it went, an intricate, silent dance. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I followed my father through the silent alley. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

For all the big talk, everyone stays silent. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione had lisped and pranced and pirouetted through their childhoods, showing off at every available moment with no thought—so her scowling, silent older sister believed—for how ludicrous and desperate she appeared. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Siobhan remained silent for most of their drive back to Silver Spring. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Something burst inside of me, and silent tears started rolling down my cheeks. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guys were pretty silent except for perfunctory replies to Isabelle’s string of inane chatter about which sorority she wanted to join. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His body is so naturally kinetic that even when he is silent and nearly still he can make an audience laugh with just a slight gesture or facial expression. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

On that head, therefore, I shall be uniformly silent; and you may assure yourself that no ungenerous reproach shall ever pass my lips when we are married.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

When they could be alone together they would talk about falconry, although Hob was naturally a silent man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his Aunt Florence was silent; he wondered if she slept. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

But none of the words wanted to come out, and he allowed himself to remain silent. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He drew in a silent breath to quell the small nudge of anxiety that was rising within him; so far he had not been forced to lie. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

At this dreadful thought, so casually raised, they all grew worried and fell silent. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the forest go from grey to green below him as light filtered through the silent trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Pickett estate was silent, sterile, and endless—like a newly built housing subdivision before actual people move into it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

That seemed to be a good thing for him to think, so I kept silent. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We were all silent for what seemed a long time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Hollywood. I used to paint titles for the silent pictures.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat silent, finding it difficult to talk about spiritual matters, until finally Sir Lionel spoke for the last time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silent moment dragged on, and then Esme’s phone vibrated in her hand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Under a cloudless blue sky stretched a breath-taking glittering universe, carved of dazzling white coral, unreal and silent. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like this strange, almost silent city kept whispering something under its breath, just a notch too quiet to make out, and Magdalys had no idea what secrets the night was hiding. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Throughout the morning Bigwig had seemed unlike himself—silent and preoccupied, with little attention for what was going on around him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move in closer on silent feet, then peek through the shelves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The king and all his company sat silent on their horses, marvelling, perceiving that the power of Saruman was overthrown; but how they could not guess. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He and I passed the gym and came on toward the first group of dormitories, which were dark and silent. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only William Ernest cried, big, silent tears catching in the corners of the frame of his glasses and then spilling down his cheeks. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Some nights are silent; not a motor car turning within earshot; no drunks or restless babies crying for their mothers and Alice opens any window she Wants to and hears nothing at all. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ride to his village was mostly silent. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Henry twitches one hand at his side, and Alex falls momentarily silent. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The students laughed, but all of the teachers turned around and looked at her, stunned silent. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

How was it possible that men, women, and children were being burned and that the world kept silent? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Jody, a medium-sized, neat, silent, mulatto girl, had a hot supper waiting on the table. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The auditorium was so silent that they could hear Bo's kittens playing around in the dark. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Augur’s face hardens, and she and the Commandant lock eyes, a silent and fierce battle of wills. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I think this is pretty funny, having just had the alien thing going on in my head, but I keep my amusement to myself.The stockroom is eerily silent. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

In his mind, Ares and Mars had gone silent, but Frank thought he heard other voices whispering in the side corridors, beckoning him to veer off course, to come closer and listen to them speak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As for Vajra, the lightning bolt had stayed silent. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s silent again, and I feel his lungs rising and falling underneath my head, a sigh escaping his lips. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We stood blinking for a moment, staring out through the dust at a hundred dark villagers, slender and silent, swaying faintly like trees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d help take off his work boots, get him some water, and usher him to his chair, with the silent acknowledgment between us that now without question he would need to accept some help. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the voices of my dogs were silent for a few minutes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For weeks he has been more silent than usual, and home less. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those four silent blocks with Nazario lasted an eternity, one of those moments in which you live a lifetime. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It’s what made the river flow, the ocean swell, and the tide rise, but it was a silent power, intractable, indomitable, indisputable, and thus completely ignorable. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gentle and violent Southerners, they are the silent ones, the forgotten. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It came from the stars and the black velocities, and the shining movements, and the silent gulfs of space. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not speak but prayed that the emissary understood his silent thanks. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The father, silent and motionless, sat on the mat, and the stars passed across the sky. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

All went silent and Pinmei knew what a fish in a bowl felt like, for hundreds of large eyes stared at her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He came back and laid himself on the bed again and was silent. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And Father was silent for a really long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Ob shook his head and remained silent. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah became more silent than ever in the weeks that followed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I lasted almost all day without earmuffs, even though silent reading was loud, lunch was awful, and recess was worse. It didn’t work.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.48: A whole rest may be used to indicate a completely silent measure, no matter what the actual length of the measure will be. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I press my lips together in silent communication. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Marcus, having seen Aurelia off in her carriage, with sharp, whispered orders to keep silent, was lingering outside in the dark, afraid, now he was alone, to return to the villa and face the situation. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I put my hands up in prayer and do a silent plead. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was very silent in there, with no sound of the waves on the shore and only the lapping of the water against the rocky walls. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The courtroom had been deadly silent, but then a woman gasped, and I heard muttered swearing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Later before the sun set she was back beside him, her body flattened, spent, but her face silent and undaunted. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Jake breathed a silent sigh of relief and finally let go of Grace’s hand. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“How was I supposed to know it would make noise? It was supposed to be a silent spell!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was a tall, statuesque, rather silent woman with slow movements and magnificent fair hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

So we are silent, our backs against posts and the back of the stairs, Hope's elbows on his knees, head down. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Which was weird because when he played his musical instrument, he was real calm and silent. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Scared eyes peeked through curtains that were quickly drawn, and each door stayed silent and shut. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even Cutie at the far end—the only one on his feet—remained silent, eyes fixed upon the gloomy recesses of the vast machine before him. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My dad pauses and gives my mom that silent look again that tells her to continue while he leaves the kitchen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The crowd parted to allow him through and the chanters fell silent. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But they sat silent on their horses, and they gazed down upon the Deeping-coomb. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was like the entire buzzy, loud chatter of the other people in there went silent. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I could never guess whether Suzanne knew unconsciously that something strange was happening in the cells of her body, that a silent hijacking was already under way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I'm going to lie here, in this silent place, and stare out the window until the night turns black. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He navigated the dark, silent mobile home, hoping not to disturb Uncle Jet, who was sleeping on the couch in the living room until the hogan was cleaned. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

While James sat aside, silent, they roasted the fish as they had the hotdogs and peeled off the hot meat with their fingers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, one by one, the screamers fell silent. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Castle Black was silent and still as he rode out, with Ghost racing at his side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Theresa gave me a silent squeeze on the arm and took off to do the errand. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay curled on her side, hardly moving, silent except for an occasional whimper. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman sat silent, bearing the burden of her years. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Lying on that bright, dirty bed, he looked so skinny and white and squinty and scared, I could practically hear his silent screams about having nothing to live for. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The forest animals fell silent, and from their hiding places they watched as a sparkling monster stomped past. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I ended up in a hospital, where they kept me for months after I arrived back in New York, staring at a wall, stunned silent, frozen rigid with anger and grief. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill, his favorite, was a big, silent man who was considered “peculiar” in the neighborhood. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was littered with empty cartridge cases dropped by hunters who had dealt out death in this silent place. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If the riddle was too hard, he could keep silent, get away from the sphinx unharmed, and try and find an alternative route to the center. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Intensely aware of the silent house behind me, I waited for Lissa. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ranofer was silent, concentrating on keeping his expression casual while his mind spun furiously. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They fell silent when they saw Victor come out of the abandoned movie theater, but he greeted them as if there was absolutely nothing strange, about him being there. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why I was in the doghouse was clear enough, but God knows why Mum and Dad were giving each other the silent treatment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I bit back a retort and remained silent, struggling with what he said. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment the khaki mob was silent, petrified, at the spectacle of this wanton sacrilege, with amazement and horror. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some kind of silent communication married people share. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The doctor’s schedule is supposedly full, but the room is completely empty, silent as a tomb. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t speak or nod or do anything, I kept silent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hallway stretched on, the world silent except for the rumble of the machinery. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Hazel, however, returned and sat pensive at the lip of the hole, looking out at the silent, rippling veils of rain that drifted across and across the little valley between the two copses. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was black-dark and silent; the city did not exist. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She moved in a silent ferocity of dignity which barely escaped being ludicrous. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Finally the members who had been silent in deference to the party rose and demanded of me that the foolish charges against Swann be withdrawn. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I can’t say anything because the card could be a joke, or from some other silent watcher who blends in with the blur of lockers and doors. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cheat,” he said, and finally the game finished loading and I half listened as I drove a stock car in circles around a silent track in Talladega. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A rumor had been filtering through the streets for some weeks: a rumor that made some people laugh and others grow silent, as some people scoff at ghosts and others fear them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus was staring at it, afraid but proud and silent. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He looked up in to the sky, over silent faces. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house is silent, except for a clock chiming in the living room. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Liam was silent as we approached Petersburg’s outer city limits, only nodding once or twice to confirm that the craziest parts of Chubs’s tale were true. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We hurry through mostly empty, mostly silent streets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But if I went silent, I’d be letting the crazies win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We stood silent in a circle, staring at one another. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then John was silent, wanting to put the question another way. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He is silent, but disappointment is reflected in his eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He grew silent, staring intently at Sticky as if considering how best to cut him up and cook him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was always hovering around her like a gigantic shadow as silent as the little girl herself. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those few moments in the elevator were not one of those times and I stayed silent until we reached the ground floor. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

‘It was something colder. I think it was —’ Then he paused and fell silent. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The doctor, Mom, Dad, even the nurse who’s changing your bandage, get all silent and stare at each other. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Straw had been laid across the cobblestones so the ride would be silent and smooth, and police stopped traffic. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In the wake of Columbus’s discovery of America a silent revolution occurred, the invention of what we now call ‘the terraqueous globe’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I rock in the dark hollow of the landing, feeling like I am back in the silent vacuum where my voice is never heard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Pong knew he couldn't speak without sounding even more disrespectful than he already had been, so he kept silent. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At these words all fell into silent thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t worried about that Twinkle being struck silent in his presence. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I blow her a silent kiss and cross my fingers for both of us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I glance up in the mirror, meeting her eyes, and for a moment, we’re both silent. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She crossed her fingers and said a silent prayer that the girl would be kind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After a short, silent examination Dr. Stanpole had a chair brought from the Assembly Room, and Finny was lifted cautiously into it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman was silent for a moment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She listened for any change in her surroundings, but the nearby trees were silent, their leaves motionless. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The band screeched to a halt for a second time, and this time stayed silent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The same is true of my father—though he is silent even with family members. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aurora’s tears keep flowing, but it’s a silent kind of crying now. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Most of the bears had never seen mountains, apart from the cliffs on their own island of Svalbard, and fell silent as they looked up at the giant ramparts, still so far off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Running on fleet, silent feet down the Street of the Crooked Dog, he felt frightened but jubilant. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Frigga, Odin’s wife, for whom some say Friday is named, was reputed to be very wise, but she was also very silent and she told no one, not even Odin, what she knew. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stranger was silent a long moment, then he said gruffly, "You were told not to speak unless spoken to." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The man in black was silent for a long time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the gleeful shouting and merry-go-round music, he could not forget the soccer field at far end of the park: silent, waiting. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The population of District 12 waits, sweating and silent, in the square with machine guns trained on them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The dead themselves are silent on the matter." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This time, their expressions are full of silent alarm. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Something about hearing his voice stuns me silent. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A History-shaped Hole in the Universe through which, at twilight, dense clouds of silent bats billowed like factory smoke and drifted into the night. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sumac remained silent all afternoon as I cleaned the remaining alpaca fur for Mama. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Keeping silent, she continued to live in Mark Antony’s home and to raise all of his children from his various marriages. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The broken buildings surrounded her, the scorched and silent cars passing below. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Wading through the crowd of silent people in the front hall, I found Miss Love busy getting out dishes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And he would start to conduct his frantic silent sonatas. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was thrashing and screaming above the silent masses. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Still staring at his outstretched hand, forever pointing toward an unreachable horizon, Celaena said a silent prayer for the dead Champion, and wished him well. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a moment longer, then Bigger whispered, “That’s why I want to know. ... I reckon it’s ’cause I know I’m going to die that makes me want to know. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how they could tell, Jon was no grayer, no more silent than usual. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Why had he been so silent, and why was there only one? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was silent except for the chirp of the crickets and the full foamy toss of the wind in the trees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That room was silent with the fury of avenging angels sharpening their radiance before they strike. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their passive, silent, almost pleasant greeting made me uncomfortable, and the more I thought about their attitude, the more it concerned me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Capricorn was sitting down, the blaring music fell silent, and they brought Meggie forward. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Aragorn walked behind him, grim and silent, stooping now and again to scan some print or mark upon the ground. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He hoped she would not be silent like Chinyere; he hoped she would make the same sounds he heard from Olanna when he pressed his ear to the bedroom door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s good to see you,” I say after a while, feeling like I’m breaking a silent prayer. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Although the final draft of the document was conspicuously silent on slavery, the subject itself haunted the closed-door debates. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Cabot Searcy was met with silent stares as he walked slowly but confidently to the back corner of the room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The San Piedro Review printed a reminder to its readers that it was pledged to remain silent on military news that might comfort or aid the enemy. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some hours having passed, we were cautioned again to remain silent; and we found ourselves filing into a stockade in a broad marsh. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Still he ran, seeing only silent moving things, until he came to the end of buildings, the beginning of open space, and saw the Ocmulgee River winding ahead. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The neighbors’ radios were all silent, and his mother hadn’t yet risen to fix his father’s breakfast. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Father’s hatefulness and Mother’s silent fright were infecting our minds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, I walk lightly on the pink marble, say hello to the lions, as silent as stones. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if some dark force had heard his silent plea. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He remained silent for a few moments, then he said: 'I remember coming here years ago, and there was this American chap here. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only Shilling went with her, prowling on silent paws. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She flips through the sheets of silent bids. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Rahel Alone watched them walk down the hotel corridor like silent but substantial ghosts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, everyone in the gym was silent, and the place had never been so quiet, not even in the moments before the Colonel ridiculed opponents at the free-throw stripe. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

When Tooms fell silent, I glanced back, and I realized he was looking at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The trees and earth were moon-dry, silent and airless and dead. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were both silent, until Luke seemed to realize what he’d said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Are you going to remain silent and neutral in a matter of life and death to my people, to our people? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked around, but all she could see were wide eyes and hopeless faces, pale faces, dark faces, old faces, young faces, all the dead cramming and crowding, close and silent and sorrowful. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The morning sunlight was already filtering through the cracks of the shutters, but it was as silent in the big house as if even the books on the shelves were sleeping. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

At the same time, though, I remember feeling—even though they were the ones doing the talking, and Tommy and I were silent—a sort of resentment towards them on Ruth’s behalf. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to be silent, but he found that he couldn’t. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door shimmered when they pulled together, a vibration that traveled all the way up their arms, then it opened so suddenly with an unsticking feel—like tearing loose a strip of silent Velcro. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“But it was a silent crowd. There was something oppressive in those thousands of watchers without a sound, either of welcome or hatred. I think we would have welcomed a yell of defiance.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he reached her, she had collapsed on the grass, dissolved in nearly silent laughter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sound of rubber slippers echoed on the silent road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They just stared out the windows, ominously silent. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with an S maybe, S for silent, for stupid, for scared. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We are a chorus of silent tears, tiny whimpers, deep guttural wails, and sharp piercing shrieks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The crowd stood, silent, watching Sigurd dragged out of town by his own horse. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Finally the footsteps stopped and she knew he was just outside, standing there silent with his dead eyes and his long pocked face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now it was my turn to be silent. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Some trees fell with an almost silent whump into the pillow of snow. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I’m half willing the phone to ring and half dreading it ringing, but in the end I’m pleased when it stays silent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost looked up, silent, and fixed the dog with those hot red eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind rippled the water but otherwise all was silent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I keep trying to come up with something to say, but nothing seems right, and I reject so many words I end up staying silent. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A reluctant person is unwilling, but a reticent one is silent. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a few minutes before an explosion sounded nearby, then another. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She fell silent at once, as if she had swallowed her tongue. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The house was silent, as if the only ones inside were Nazario and myself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Rests don't necessarily mean that there is silence in the music at that point; only that that part is silent. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then he climbed the steps, silent as a wraith. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Redemption fell silent and twisted his fingers together, pressing and interlocking them over and over. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The forest seemed to fall deathly silent at that last remark, and Mark’s breath froze in his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Fry glances at Big Foot and the two of them seem to come to a quick, silent understanding about what to do with our earthly remains. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Soft and silent as a shadow, Harry slipped out the opening in the side of the newsstand and glided over to the drain pipe. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried afterward, when we were seated, silent crying with tears running down my cheeks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We are silent, waiting for the next turn in the story. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Holding out a limp Fig, I cried, “Sir Fig Newton has the silent cat killer.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

For the most part I was silent with them, though I knew that I had a firmer grasp of life than most of them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the cart would be a tank, as he passed cautiously through rows of armed cling peaches and silent sentinels that looked like boxes of Frosted Flakes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was absolutely silent within the dome, and yet Meg realized that the only way to speak was to shout with all the power possible. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment, the hill is silent, listening, and then people move to their places. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The gathering goes absolutely silent, and then Papi walks over to the window and peers in over Mami’s shoulder to where I sit on my bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Even though he was severely hurt, the irony of the situation caused the young fox a silent snigger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

These were silent and steady and all they did was remind her that she wasn’t good enough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sunlight seemed to dim as she read, sinking deeper and deeper into the silent world inside the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Two shots rang out, and the body fell silent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Of Eratosthenes’ parentage and early life, our sources are almost silent. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

There was none to trouble him, for his youngest son was a silent lad who kept out of his father’s way and Wang Lung scarcely knew what he was, so silent a lad was he. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The four men stepped out into the hot silent day. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prisoners stare, gaping, at the body in the middle of the bridge, some of them letting out shocked screams, some of them clasping their hands in silent horror. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Progressives concerned about racial justice in this period were mostly silent about the War on Drugs, preferring to channel their energy toward defense of affirmative action and other perceived gains of the Civil Rights Movement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He crossed his legs and sat looking into the fire and the strength came back, the face smoothed calm again and grave, the eyes silent and dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that his physical voice was silent the inner voice of reason, and other voices too, made themselves heard. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But later, when they were underground, silent and drowsy, he said suddenly, “The gifts of El-ahrairah. Trickery; great danger; and blessing for the warren.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sam asks Mundín about it, my brother says these people are voicing a silent protest. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The room was silent for a long time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then the scythes fell silent, apparently agreeing to disagree. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She came to Feral’s door, and all was not silent behind his curtain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her sister, Zlata, stood at her side, silent, but she held a piece of charred wood like a club. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Aunty Ifeka could see this rally now, and all the people here, or perhaps not, if death was a silent opaqueness. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There seemed a great distance to it, as could never be gained by skiff or tender; and yet it filled all of that silent landscape, and so was not lost to the night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And then they were silent, lost to dreaming. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We were still and silent except for the sound of our hearts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brinker placed this last prize on the table with such silent dignity that we all thought it was better not to ask any questions about it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not all of the children who were silent at American school found voice at Chinese school. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a silver-white doe, moon-bright and dazzling, picking her way over the ground, still silent, and leaving no hoofprints in the fine powdering of snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I caught the patient’s eye and followed it, but could trace nothing as it looked into the moonlit sky except a big bat, which was flapping its silent and ghostly way to the west. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The cabins were dark and the volleyball pit silent. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Laced and silent in his small bed, he tried to tie the loose cords in his mind. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Jaguar eyes . . . ?” My teacher remained silent, waiting for more to come. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Beyond the ice, the trees stood tall and silent, huddled in the thick white cloaks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Ice Garden is silent and still, nothing but crisp, cool whiteness in every direction. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bebe fell silent for a long time and looked down at her hands, and Pearl saw the skin, reddened and raw, along the sides of her fists. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Santa Sofía de la Piedad, the silent one, the condescending one, the one who never contradicted anyone, not even her own children, had the impression that it was a forbidden act. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, he remained silent, his face hardened and his jaw clenched. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I cross to Peeta and wrap my arms around him, and for a while we all stay silent. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Abbott fell silent, and I felt as if I was letting her down, and also letting down Jennifer's grandmother, who was now standing in the kitchen doorway drying a cup. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Alfred hurried on, away from the crowd's nervous laughter, past young men leaning against padlocked shop doors, tapping their shiny shoes and nodding their heads to silent music. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her unexpected yell reminded Nathan of slamming doors and long nights of silent solitude in his old room playing video games. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A few animals rummaged for food, and Tally watched in silent horror as a stray rabbit was taken by a wolf, the short struggle leaving only a patch of blood and for. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The giants looked at Thor and they began to jeer, but he glared at them, and they were silent. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then the companions fell silent, but a while they sat there in the high place, each busy with his own thoughts, while the Captains debated. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The child grew comely, fine and strong; he was dark of nature and silent, yet all saw in him some likeness to the lost Arek. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She went through many silent rebellions over things like that. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when it was her turn to answer and she stayed silent, they whispered hints to help her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And silent dinner was killing me, so I tried to. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her voice and her needles fell silent, and she glanced up at Bran with pale, filmy eyes and asked, "So, child. This is the sort of story you like?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps unnerved by the silent mass of black faces confronting him, the mayor delayed discussion on housing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped into despondency, dragging himself in from the junkyard each night, silent and heavy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The silent Crow helped Angela with her coat and nodded approval of her blue velvet dress with white collar and cuffs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused dramatically, to observe their silent, stricken faces. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was silent for a while, and drove without speaking. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And have you heard from — ?” Ron began, but at a look from Hermione he fell silent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The pan flute stopped and the hockey field got silent again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Its light cascaded upon the earth like the divine glory of a goddess, and the world was silent again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He stayed frozen, rooted to the spot as all grew silent, except for the whistling song of a few birds in the distance. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

All through silent reading and Mr. Fabian talking on and on I worried about how behind I am. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The city hanging there so empty and silent looked new-made, waiting to be occupied; or asleep, waiting to be woken. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

For an instant there was an ominous stillness, quieter and more silent than ever before, as if even the air was holding its breath. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s more important to be quick than silent at this point, anyway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Only Al Ulbrickson remained motionless and silent, still riveted to his seat, his eyes cold gray stones locked on the white blades out in the river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel waited for Fiver to speak, but he remained silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The machine brings Ma's third smile of the day—tallied by Starry and me through another silent look. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The girl who had spoken was so eager to prove herself, while her silent companion seemed reluctant to be there at all. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She fell silent and pulled her eyes away from the Harriet book. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The world beyond Earth had always been a mysterious place, silent, dark, and cold, the realm of magic and gods. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They all turned to Bits, who had been characteristically silent the entire time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There are no real words for it, so she’s silent for a while, staring in respect and awe. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was silent, yes, and grave like his mother, but the war had a part in that, Art realized. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was always telling her what she could and couldn’t do, howling over the price and necklines of her outfits, telling her to go to bed, to get up, to speak, to keep silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But it stayed silent, as lamps are wont to do. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The crowd, sensing excitement to come, fell perfectly silent. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach chum. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Doha sat silent, his own hands clenched in tight fists as his friend wept wildly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ben asked, as they trooped into the kitchen, soggy and silent. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Not really hate you but am constitutionally against strong, silent men. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She’s silent and the words she doesn’t say hang there between us like hulking icicles on the verge of breaking. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You keep saying it’s all good, but it’s not. This is the worst summer ever. Thomas moved away. My iPhone died. And Fig’s got the silent cat killer. Faith is dumb.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As I sat to a silent supper all by myself the second night home, I figured out what was wrong. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She saw the silent procession of friends file in, leave their calling cards on a tray, and walk out with bowed heads. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach was like a silent wet noodle the whole time. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere beyond, a plover called three or four times and was silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarah was silent for a while, her hands kneading bread dough automatically, maybe with a little more vigor than necessary. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She thanked everyone for attending and then read off the winners of the silent auctions. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, with his head pointing upward, he found himself gazing at the ridge, as over the skyline came the silent, moving, red-tinged cumuli. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was silent and did not speak of it again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was silent at first and then, hips thrashing, her hands tight around his back, she called out the same thing she said every time. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I put on the salwar—let it be a silent declaration of my Indianness. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our friends. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran cleared her throat, and they all fell silent. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was silent a moment; then he laughed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The girl’s eyes widened in fear, reminding Lyddie, oh cuss it, of Rachel’s silent face as the child sat crouched within herself in the corner of Mrs. Bedlow’s kitchen. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like nothing in the world existed besides me and those words and the silent creatures pulsing all around me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He dismounted at last, first time in hours, sat down on stone in silent pain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remained still and silent, but the creature within me growled its way deeper and deeper into my soul. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They talk to the men, or are silent. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

With these words the travellers passed the silent mounds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The three of us sat there for a long time, silent, beneath the ever-changing clouds, surrounded by a dancing breeze. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He left the silent house and walked to the stream, where he stood staring at the motion of the current. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The Chancellor looked around the table, but all mouths were silent, all eyes were stern. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His voice was harsh and loud, and the common room fell silent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Lina went to work the next morning, the street was oddly silent. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marion—red-eyed, her hair in hot curlers—was sullen and silent, too. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The audience remained silent, waiting for her to go on. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The street that a minute before had been filled with banners and noise was now a silent graveyard full of restless souls fighting to reconcile their sudden deaths. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

So I stared straight ahead at the ground, just like everyone else, silent and still as the man beside me was ripped apart. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent on the mountain-top while the opaque look appeared in Jack's eyes and passed away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha was silent and looked at him with his calm, peaceful smile. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio shot him an angry glance but fell silent and did not utter another sound until they had reached the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The stranger stood just inside the doorway, motionless and silent. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We are still and silent in the secret of the root cellar. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Great power and majesty they still wore, the silent wardens of a long-vanished kingdom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mary stood silent for a long moment, as if hearing the song for the first time. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I just propped up Annabeth so she wouldn’t fall off, covered her in the Golden Fleece that we’d been through so much to get, and said a silent prayer of thanks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Arturo was going with us to the wide, silent lake and the butterfly fishermen who glided over its surface. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Gabriel was asleep within minutes and the voices in the room next door had nearly gone silent. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The nearest silent sister was ten thousand leagues away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He just hangs his head and remains silent as a stone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He expected questions—an eruption of voices—but the room was dead silent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As it did not seem as though Mary Poppins were going to say any more—though she sniffed a great deal—Jane, too, remained silent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He realized that he was riding on an endless and silent train and that his head was caked with dry blood and that all his bones ached. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The kids fell silent, imagining what it would be like to have your family die and be the only one left living. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I force myself to have dinner, but it’s a silent meal. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

A breeze rustled the budding trees above us on the mountainside, but, like everybody else, my focus was entirely on the silent tipple and the frozen winch wheel on the man-hoist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The tent was silent, and then Mama burst into laughter, covering her face with her hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Indeed, mama, but you can—and will,” pronounced the haughty voice of Blanche, as she turned round on the piano-stool; where till now she had sat silent, apparently examining sundry sheets of music. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Violence just makes more violence just makes even more violence,” she whispered through silent tears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood for a while silent on the hill-top, near its southward edge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Hyzenthlay was silent again and Bigwig realized with admiration that she was going over what he had said and searching for flaws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came up to the first-base side of the wire screen behind home plate and stood there in a silent black-and-white mass, holding bats and balls and gloves in their hands. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Winnie closed her eyes to shut out the silent pulsing of the lightning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animals had poor eyesight, and the best thing for a human to do was remain perfectly still and silent. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another manual advised me to be silent, but not always so, that I might cultivate the art of witty but modest conversation that was the mark of a court lady. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"Well then-" Side by side, watched by silent boys, the two started up the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He lay motionless, still listening; but all was now silent, and at last he turned and fell asleep again or wandered into some other unremembered dream. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As she sat, and before she could issue a greet ing in her gentle southern cadence, the man gave her a silent sideways glance, got up, and walked away. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They all fell silent, watching him anxiously, but after muttering incomprehensibly for a moment he merely started snoring. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Aunt Queen, who had been silent, finally said, “Let’s all sit down to breakfast and we’ll go over the whole story. Jordan, would you say grace?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam and little Charles would sit silent and respectful while their father explained how every general thought and planned and where they had made their mistakes and what they should have done. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the meadow, the huddled sheep were silent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lauren sat silent next to her, and Maya couldn’t help but wonder if she agreed with her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. 03-01 swore and followed me to the woodshed to examine the body; there, I stood by the body of the dog as he examined it, and I gave myself over to silent weeping. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was silent, and he suffered during the silence, knowing that he had hurt her. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a sort of silent agreement, I helped them unload the lumpy sacks from the back of the wagon and pile them to one side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All the other birds were silent when they saw what had happened to their leader. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The tall silent aide from Texas, T. J. Goree, had curled up in a bedroll, always near, to be used at a moment’s notice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had not merely become silent; it had stopped existing, scared into its grave by his knock. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The children were silent, hostile, vindictive, continuously complaining of hunger. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Texan, a silent man, nodded but did not move. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silent waves brought new blue bottles to be broken, and dragged the old ones away in the undertow. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was brilliant moonlight, and the soft effect of the light over the sea and sky—merged together in one great, silent mystery—was beautiful beyond words. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Jon nodded to the guards before making his way past the silent racks of spears to his rooms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The lobby was empty except for a night clerk dozing in his lit booth among the key rings and the silent telephones. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The vast Reading Room thrummed with silent energy: people thinking, writing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were silent, waiting for the Song- master to appear on the Gathering Hall steps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Captain Vylarr," he called, "I want those taken down on die morrow. Give them to the silent sisters for cleaning." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We descend the stairs next to one of the stone pillars and creep with silent feet at river level. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but they caught every word — like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping a class silent without effort. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He paused to let me reply, but I remained silent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Someone blew a whistle and for a moment everything went silent. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He slides the paper out of my hands and I stand there silent for too long. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The three of them were silent for a few minutes, the only sound being the trilling of warblers and swallows. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands and the ancestors grew silent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He watched Javier wordlessly as he called his mother, and Moss sent out a silent thanks to the universe, to whomever might be listening. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My screen is black, and the air is silent. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Any other kind of unarmed black woman in 1926 was silent or crazy or dead. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had little more to do than remain silent behind her cousin’s zeal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The silent sisters would have seen to it at home, but this was Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But everyone else remained silent, their eyes averted and unsure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Drop it,” said Ron sharply to Hermione as she opened her mouth to argue some more, and for once, Hermione heeded him, and fell silent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This is how we bury our dead—a silent parade through the streets, showing the world our sadness, others who knew my grandfather joining in on the walk, children waving, grown-ups dabbing at their eyes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

At which house would the silent procession stop? Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

He ran up to her every afternoon, grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the gate where she waited with Maybeth silent beside her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl and her companion obediently fell silent then, realizing they had been heard through the microphones embedded in the walls of the dining room. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was then that they discovered that Boromir, who at first had been sitting silent on the outside of the circle, was no longer there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The crowd falls silent, no longer sure that this is part of the act. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She barely had time to enjoy the unexpected warmth, however, before Hermione’s silent Stunning Spell hit her in the chest and she toppled over. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It made him silent and strong and fast, faster than any other picker in his gang. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The henhouse was locked up tight, totally silent. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

We passed a place where prisoners were shot over the pits they had dug for themselves, and I said a silent prayer of thanks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no wind and they were unsuspicious; and practice had made Jack silent as the shadows. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The chosen beasts who remained were now utterly silent, all with their eyes fixed intently upon the Lion. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They waited, quiet, while Eddard Stark said a silent farewell to the home he loved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then they too were silent, and for as long as the music lasted, no one moved a hair or a whisker. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks out the open door across the silent camp to where stars are spun in thousands across the sky. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley gave a maniacal laugh; Mrs. Weasley threw him a look, upon which he became immediately silent and assumed an expression appropriate to the sickbed of a close friend. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He fell silent for a moment, then continued. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn back to the window, the recorder silent now. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A silent Declaration pulled on one sandal at a time. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They looked like sharks as they cruised around the burning wreckage, silent and unseen. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

How was it that she was giving me the silent treatment? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can sense the silent plea from him, a friend who knows Hideo well enough to know how difficult he can be. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When we came in she held us silent for a moment with a lifted hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

When the others were ready to return to the minivan, we played a silent game of musical chairs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, she walked slowly along the aisles, keeping her feet silent. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She told him so, he exploded at her, and she gave him the silent treatment for the rest of the day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The soft wood groaned under my weight, and the compound fell silent. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sparrow wandered up the corridor, past her own room and Ruby’s, all silent behind their curtains. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She turned pale and was silent for a long while, deep in thought. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On either side of them the trees, silent, relinquished the dark color they had held, paled, grew transparent and stood white and ghastly against the black sky. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is dark in the bam, warm, smelling, silent. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z

At the start of the strawberry season, at five-thirty in the morning, Ishmael saw Hatsue on the South Beach wood path underneath silent cedars. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a deep, powerful, huffing roar, amazing for an animal normally as silent as a giraffe. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when I asked about his mother, Lawrence fell silent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And when I was feeling most invisible, being tight-lipped, silent and unobservable, they were whispering about me to each other. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the week before we left, the sound of the wind was hurry, hurry, hurry, and at night even the silent darkness whispered rush, rush, rush. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He quickly glanced around, but the yard was silent as the grave between its high walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They stared at the silent television for a few minutes before he was asleep again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They had been there all night, then, still, silent. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

A silent flood of tears rushed down my cheeks. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As he lay there, he became aware suddenly that the grounds were silent. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I said I’d killed an Arab and they were all silent. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There’s hours of this silent nighttime fast creeping. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We would sit silent and tense, waiting for a bite, and it always amazed me how even a little nibble at the end of that long line would be transmitted to one’s fingers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a few seconds, and then he said something else about what it was like to have the job he had in a place like Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some words in Swahili have a silent “n,” which was always a pronunciation challenge. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

At length, save for an occasional rustle, the shelter was silent. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And Rav Gershenson remained silent and impassive, listening intently, his face expressionless, except for an occasional upward curving along the corners of his lips whenever I clarified a particularly difficult point. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The boys were scared silent by the reaction. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Among their voices but silent, I traced, then lost, the sounds of individual aunts in the surge of the common prayer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bast’s voice faded until at last he sat motionless, watching the rise and fall of his master’s silent breathing through the long hours of morning’s early dark. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Sarai was silent, he was afraid the suggestion went too far. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His footsteps echoed through the vast, silent reaches of the house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We fell silent as we got closer, quiet as the bubbles breaking in the mud of the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He fell silent, facing the immensity of the strangeness before them, and then breathed out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My job was to be silent and follow orders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when it grew unbearable—just as Thomas realized the Griever was right outside the window—everything fell silent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The dark voices he had heard back in the hall were silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And though I feared looking like them, it was with silent envy that I regarded them still. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stare back at us, blank-eyed and beautiful silent and still. down the road Be careful when you play with him, my grandmother warns us about the boy with the hole in his heart. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The words ballooned from the lips and hovered about our heads—silent, separate, and pleasantly mysterious. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's silent for so long that I'm convinced she's not going to answer. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kira, watching, remained motionless and silent, over-whelmed with her new knowledge and a heavy feeling that combined dread and terrible sorrow. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry goes silent, and Alex wants so badly to see the shadows of expressions moving across his face, to be able to touch them with his fingertips. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Both Ged and Jasper stood silent, for it was true they knew the law of Roke, and they also knew that Vetch was moved by love, and themselves by hate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They act as though by being silent about them, problems will just disappear. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We are silent for a long time as we pass through the town center to head onto the highway to Los Angeles. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then the waiter laid down the check and they all grew silent, watching Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because they point to something that isn’t supposed to exist: a silent revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The other two boys, who had remained silent, moved behind Ben and waited for Red or his brother to make the first move. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a lad not like either of his brothers, a lad as silent as his mother, and because he was silent none paid any attention to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“My gods are the Seven, and the Seven have been silent on this matter. Your Wisdom, did you present my offer?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Anything I can get you, gentlemen?” he said, conscious that his voice was shaking a little as it fell into the silent room. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But after a time his voice died to a murmur and fell silent again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I watched them go by, a few hundred or so, their heads bent low and every one of them silent as the grave. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

At least Bigwig’s preparations would keep the others busy and perhaps do something to dispel the silent fear that filled all the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snubbed again, Kit fell silent and listened to that unaccustomed shouting in the distance. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Asta was silent for a few minutes, but he knew she hadn’t gone to sleep; he could feel her thinking. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a moment, and then agreed that the boy and the alchemist could move along. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been so silent, I had forgotten she was there, too. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The silent theater of Sybil and Molly’s love moved her always. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“He read books a lot,” Lucas said uncomfortably, looking over at my mother for a silent approval of his participation. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He sat silent for a while, and I knew his answer would take a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it would have to be silent so Dad wouldn’t hear it, and it was hard to tell if it would be silent because I was squatting down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was silent as the grave, and the pleasure Elinor had expected to feel as soon as she was back within her own four walls was slow in coming. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He remained silent, examining the card he held up to his face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he was silent for a really long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All October, we didn’t get around to the silent lessons. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of a day, I was often bemused, always relieved, to realize how ‘silent,’ though crowded with words, my day in public had been. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around me—at folks whispering, pausing beneath trees, some folks, silent or crying, looking into square tower graves. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the south the last weirwoods had been cut down or burned out a thousand years ago, except on the Isle of Faces where the green men kept their silent watch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The adder, poisonous and silent as the Devil himself, slithered in through the space between the thin wooden door and the mud floor. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was silent a moment, as if making some crucial adjustment that would assure a perfect impression. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The little smile came on his face, and he fought the stone as though it were a man, in silent fury. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just beyond the hawthorn tree, the Wood was dark and silent. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell silent for a moment, and his little eyes darted suspicious glances from side to side before he proceeded. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She took my hand then, silent in that hush, drew me apart, made me sit down, and lay beside me, softly questioning, as I told all I had seen, from first to last. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The place was as silent as a tomb and appeared to be deserted. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christmas carols were in the air; they issued from the radio of the four women and mixed strangely with Miami’s sunshine and the cries of the querulous, never thoroughly silent seagulls. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she’d no sooner finished the first sentence when the men outside fell utterly silent. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He kept cheering, getting louder and louder as his brother pulled ahead, only to fall silent and sulk whenever Glenn began to lose. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the ride it's silent inside, drizzly outside. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

At home Brian was virtually silent, and Tony wasn’t sure what had been the catalyst for his keen intellect, or how and from where he had acquired it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing like this in Mabel's bathroom back home, we would never have been silent. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As one private eye put it, he might be a “miserable snake,” but he was also “the silent, secret, and effective Avenger of the outraged Majesty of the Law when everything else fails.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Juana watched him with worry, but she knew him and she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many rise to their feet, eager to watch, but I stay seated in silent protest. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

The rest of the time they remained silent except for the occasional giggle fit or burst of laughter. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Ghost’s lip curls at the mention of Madoc, but he’s silent. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were silent again: Simon intent, Ralph incredulous and faintly indignant. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

For a long, silent moment I could think of nothing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The panic had died down outside, and the halls were nearly silent. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My city seems silent until some ghetto black teenagers board the bus I am on. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the temple complex was silent, but Pong’s thoughts swished like the wind through palm leaves, filling his head with noise. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Guests and servants standing around us, silent as they witnessed these cruel solemnities, Lord Cheldthorpe’s valet and his footman took turns whipping us with the rod. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The people fell silent as the Governor walked forward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Jon sat heavily on the long wooden bench as the others left, oblivious to the looks they gave him, the silent promises of future retribution. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The flames here were both tame and mutinous, strange, silent beasts that sometimes bit the hand that fed them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a warning, and he knew it, and he seemed to see before him the pit dug by Satan—deep and silent, waiting for him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘No paths beyond the road. No paths. We must go to the Cross-roads. But make haste! Be silent!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My parents stared at him, both of them rooted to the spot and completely silent. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

For some time the three companions stood still and silent, troubled by this new stroke of ill fortune. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Like, Mrs. Williams is way too perky—humming to herself and talking with silent nods to Ms. Newberry, who’s been poking her head into our room one too many times today. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

King wrestled with his conscience: were these legitimate reasons to remain silent? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he answered the phone I said, “Hey Sonny, it’s Rebecca,” and for a moment the line went silent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was no artist, with either his fingers or his throat, but all the hall was silent, listening. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The burglar alarm, the new silent burglar alarm installed at Epsteins' the other night. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A Messenger? Snakes and dogs, I’ll—” He cut himself off, and for a few moments went absolutely silent, as if trying to decide just what horrible thing to do to Sticky. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet when she spoke just now, you all listened, every one of you, and you kept silent and still. Again, why was that?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The words in his heart grew big and they would not be silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When they tramped the roads or cut across the fields and he was silent for too long, Mace would say, “Guvnor, are you thinking about crumpet again?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Not even an eagle poised against the sun would have marked the hobbits sitting there, under the weight of doom, silent, not moving, shrouded in their thin grey cloaks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There were times when she went cold and silent and he felt her distance from him so completely that it seemed impossible to reach her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The class goes silent for a second before a few guys begin hooting. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Finally a silent, tightmouthed group of men emerged, with no interest in the refreshment that Rachel timidly offered. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Tally flew through the air in the silent darkness, the rush of her passage the only sound. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was also shielding its simmering menace, hiding it more than usual, and Jam sent it a silent thank-you for that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I can see a stack of plates as it sways, begin to topple over, into a silent explosion of china shards. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now we will have a moment of silent prayer,” says the Commander. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time it seemed as if I were all alone in a silent tunnel, and everyone else was way at the other end. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’s drunk,” Sully said, and there was more laughter, except for a silent spot between them where Conor knew Harry wasn’t laughing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He fell silent as Hamlet glared at him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I’m well aware that Malik is silent during all of this. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He narrowed his eyes at me and was silent for a few moments. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes completely filled the air above us, hovering there, skinny, black, and silent. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of them all the way, the harpy scrambled heavily, her wings dragging, her claws scratching, silent and grim. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He fell silent for a moment, brooding on his plans for justice. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Before he even touched the phone, it was silent. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have surprised him with my words, for he grew silent. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The room fell completely silent, every eye on him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then one morning she spied three women in the cowled grey robes of the silent sisters loading a corpse into their wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everything’s quiet but for the silent laughter of the clown in my hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Alongside the neat gray wharf sheds that lined the river and canal across the railroad tracks, Lew Pants huddled, a silent and smoky plea for urban renewal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All are silent as they pass us by. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day, we took our cheese sandwiches back to school and ate them at our desks during silent reading period. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

As the wagon rolled slowly along, grown men and women watched silent, with tears in their eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He remained silent, glancing slowly back and forth from Ms. Taggart to me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a handful of silent minutes, the boat slipped into the cove and nestled its green prow in the sand at their bare feet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a fraction of a second they were struck silent. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We fall silent except for the chugging of the machine, the vest vibrating away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She looks away, back at the baby, staying silent. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I heard no nuthatches, the chickadees called once, but were silent again. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the two fell to angry looks and hatred, although the elder, being proud of her correctness, would deal only in silent scorn, careful to ignore the other’s very presence. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The others fell silent for a few moments. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The conference room is totally silent when Miss McDaniels stops the footage and puts down the remote. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A silent canary, a spark, and nothing more. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he stays entirely silent, which only infuriates her further. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

With scarcely room to breathe, my friends and I tried to stay motionless and silent as we waited. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Still, though: The other girls in the creepily silent van voted to make me their captain. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

They stand here and there in the wood or under its eaves, silent, watching endlessly over the trees; but deep in the darkest dales there are hundreds and hundreds of them, I believe. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She was silent for a few more steps. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They all wore the same proud, silent expression. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph wiped the salt water off his lips and tried again, but the shell remained silent. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Even the woodpeckers that had been tapping around me all morning were silent. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra watched in horror as mouths opened along their shadowy flesh, gnashing and churning in silent protest of their sudden enslavement. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Arthur looked on, very pale but silent; when the lid was removed he stepped forward. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He moves stealthily as a cat, silent but for a word of encouragement here and there. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Later, walking home through a silent forest with no frightening sounds from the thick bushes on either side of the path, Kira wondered what human would have stalked her, and why. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat up in bed and read seven chapters of The Winning of Barbara Worth, and when it was daylight he went down to the silent kitchen and made a pot of coffee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I wished with silent anguish that it was also on me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He leaned out of the window and looked at the dark silent street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He smells safe, too, like sunlit walks in the orchard and silent breakfasts in the dining hall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After the first chat of pleasure he was silent; and then, in a graver tone, began with, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Other girls were yelling around her, but she was silent, staring at me in a way I'd never seen. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that the formal proceedings were about to begin and that he didn’t think he needed to remind the public to remain silent. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then again he has the glowering eyes of a mad dog, he is silent, he shoves me aside. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the battling tumult of voices he alone was silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The room is silent except for his loud breathing and his occasional guttural throat clearing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For a while he stood in thought, silent upon the threshold, while those outside heard the greedy roaring of the fire within. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The mayor nodded at him, tight-lipped, but the chief of police stood still and silent, staring out at the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Blood ties can’t be broken,” she whispered, and then vanished, her words echoing in the silent tomb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kimberley flourished his cane at the silent children. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The Riders stirred at first, murmuring with approval of the words of Saruman; and then they too were silent, as men spell-bound. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His classroom fell silent when he opened the door, and no one, including the teacher, said a word as he made his way back to his desk. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The voice on the other end finished what it had to say, then fell silent as it awaited an answer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madison’s prudent and silent intervention rescued Jefferson from the secessionist implications of his revolutionary principles and artfully concealed the huge discrepancy between their respective views of the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They stood, solidly, uncomfortably, on the right of the chamber, shifting from foot to foot, scratching their cheeks and noses, as if they were shamed by the silent repose of their dead brothers. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I found him at meat with his young princes and his lady, but there beside the pillars, in his portico, we sat down silent at the open door. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was being drawn away by a force like a high wind, yet smooth and silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stairs creak as he descends, and the women in the kitchen fall silent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A song of victory they sang with clear voices; and then they fell silent, wondering what would chance, for their eyes were on the trees and they feared them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She remained silent for a moment or two and then told me to look for it on the table. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth caught Jason’s eye - a silent message of support - then she disappeared in the crowd. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I grew silent and reserved as the nature of the world in which I lived became plain and undeniable; the bleakness of the future affected my will to study. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others went silent; even his mother looked away from him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His aunty walked faster, her slippers making slap-slap sounds that echoed in the silent street. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mark kept his footsteps light and his breathing shallow, trying to stay silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I took his hand in mine and rubbed my finger over his constellation birthmark, a smattering of freckles in the crook of his thumb, our silent message only he and I know. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

All was silent, save for the rumour of war in the City down below, and they heard the water dripping sadly from the dead branches into the dark pool. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I think of my growing silence that way: voicing a silent protest. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And at a safe distance from the troopers, fifty silent blacks stood watching beside an old yellow school bus. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She s silent for a moment, and I know I have her. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He ground his teeth and was silent: he arrested his step and struck his boot against the hard ground. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Holly stopped and fell silent, as though pondering on what he remembered. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen men in long cloaks stood silent and watchful, gazing as ever at houses eleven and thirteen, but the thing for which they were waiting still appeared elusive. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“What shall we do? Shall we keep silent and let them force us back into Nigeria? Shall we ignore the thousands of our brothers and sisters killed in the North?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stood silent, watching his father finish drafting the day’s assignment. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When we exited the park, I could just tell the ride was going to end on a bit of a silent note. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And then the kitchen became as silent as the tomb. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

People stopped in front of the house, crossed themselves, mouthed a silent prayer then moved on. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Soon the jovial mood dissipated and the languages fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Pefta motioned me impatiently towards the bench where my two sisters already sat, rigid, clutching their hands in silent prayer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinch was no silent sufferer, and yelled so loud that Omakayas thought the whole camp would came running to his side to see what was the matter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then they were all silent, standing awkwardly, and the only sound was the sound of Jonas’s shuddering breaths. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gossip that could travel slow or fast, nearly silent at first. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even Beverly was silent, listening, while the janitor and the yellow bird sang to each other. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He stayed just beyond my store tree, weaving back and forth on silent feet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dorms were black and silent, and the big parking lot behind the tennis court was empty except for a few faculty cars and a lone green truck from Maintenance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The word made him feel a rush of panic, and the spark of hope the meal had brought him fizzled with a silent hiss. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But the horsemen pressed on and ere evening they came to the Cross-roads and the great ring of trees, and all was silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At that, he was silent, evidently also puzzled. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The room was silent except for the fire’s grumbling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“He’s only silent because he’s too thick to string two words together,” said Fred impatiently. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Very well. That reply will do for the present. Perhaps by and by I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones. But now we may be silent.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the afternoon sun, the captain looked curiously around at the little silent cool town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he made up his mind, I had the shadow children cup their hands around their silent mouths. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The lines outside her classroom are always straight, single-file, and silent. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She gazed at Mrs. Coulter with awe, and listened rapt and silent to her tales of igloo building, of seal hunting, of negotiating with the Lapland witches. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

At first, Brenner reported, all he could see in the experiment was the chemical equivalent of thick “California fog—wet, cold, silent.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The conch was silent, a gleaming tusk; Ralph's face was dark with breathlessness and the air over the island was full of bird-clamor and echoes ringing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They were all silent, looking into the fire, lazy after their several journeys, and Eleanor thought, I am the fourth person in this room; I am one of them; I belong. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It don’t make no difference,” George said, and he fell silent again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the lad was still silent, he coaxed again, and he said, “Tell your old father why you want to be a soldier?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment, during which time he seemed to be gazing emptily at the area of carpet around my feet. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then they were silent, each quite vividly aware that they had reached an impasse. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him, loud and sustained as the conch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The campus streets were eerie; silent and empty. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we talked, and sometimes we were silent. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed the button and everything went perfectly silent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Closer at hand, silent electric launches glided through the lagoon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We were silent for a moment, and I wondered if Marcus was thinking about Mom. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Henry Stanton watched Adam grow more gaunt and more silent, and Henry was a man who liked fun—needed it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We take a last look out of the window at the night, and I send a silent wish to everyone out there for this kind of warmth. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like what this did to my interactions, the way my presence sometimes caused people to stammer or go silent, unsure of how to be themselves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We were silent for a while, and suddenly Lucy murmured as if to herself:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Brahmin was silent so long that the stars passed across the small window and changed their design before the silence in the room was finally broken. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cannons fired once more, then fell silent. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The houses were set far back from the road, cars dark and silent in the lanes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even Dorian raised his brows at his father, but the king refused to acknowledge his son’s silent questioning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And my grandma’s started keeping her phone on silent so she won’t wake up Mum.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Behind me I could hear the world go silent. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was silent, occupied with some plans for the foundation which she was writing on a sheet of paper held against the undulating front section of the board. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house fell silent a moment, before Yoyo heard, far off, the gun blasts and explosions, the serious, self-important voices of newscasters reporting their TV war. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Gimli was still deep in slumber, but Legolas was standing, gazing northwards into the darkness, thoughtful and silent as a young tree in a windless night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The downstairs apartment was silent; it was eleven o’clock and Mr. Yang was at work. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I slept and the house turned dark and silent, but Mom lay next to me, refusing to leave my side. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He makes sure the ringer switch on the side is set to silent before hitting the power button. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was Manderley, our Manderley, secretive and silent as it had always been, the grey stone shining in the moonlight of my dream, the mullioned windows reflecting the green lawns and the terrace. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He told me the truth about how he felt even when everything was uncertain, when I otherwise would’ve stayed silent forever. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He fell silent, trembling with anger and with fright at his own temerity. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He set his teeth and breathed hard through his nose, trying to keep silent as long as possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That loyal, silent man was always there, within reach of her voice, providing a certain stability in the midst of the catastrophe that had shaken her life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room fell silent except for the wind howling outside. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a while, and I said to him exasperated, “Tell me if you are not prepared to buy and I will go elsewhere.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We make our way through silent back alleys for six blocks until we finally slow down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“The prisoners will remain silent unless spoken to,” the kapo told us, and he struck a man in the back with his club. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gaze out the window, watching the snow fall in the fluorescent glow of the courtyard lights, the hallway finally dead silent after Will’s hour-long reprimanding. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I humoured him: the watch ticked on: he breathed fast and low: I stood silent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

On its branches a few dead leaves hung silent and still. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember he asked his father, “Can this be true? This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three ships, the silent hundreds gathering upon the wharf, all were dipped in the pure white light. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabe had leaned down and kissed the papery cheek of the silent woman in the bed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boys watched, afraid to say anything lest they ruin the next part of her story, and afraid to remain silent lest she not go on with its telling. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent and Max did not speak again until Bigger looked at him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I did not realize that my cousins had left; now the verandah was so silent I could hear the sound of the raindrops sliding off the leaves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jenny wiped her hands on her apron, silent. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark they couldn’t see that they were in the wrong lane on a silent highway full of muffled traffic. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part, they remained silent and didn’t contradict or add anything to whatever we said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I gathered my shirt and cloak, laid them carefully over one arm, and left the courtyard, ignoring the silent crowd around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a dreary afternoon that followed a dreary and silent dinner. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There was a very loud crack, and the sounds of scuffling and squeaks filled the silent room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I asked him a few questions regarding his family, that I might take a message to them, but he gave no certain answer, and fell silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The two of us remained silent in front of the fire for a long time after that, thinking about these wonderful things. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou tried to remain silent, but her shoulder hurt and a small hiss escaped. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Nothing, the reply rolled like silent thunder through the mist of my dream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took out my ballpoint pen, but Annabeth locked eyes with me—a silent warning. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bykovski put his cup down carefully in the saucer, the sound a minute clinking noise in an otherwise silent room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy was holding her hand but they were both silent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

At first, I stayed silent to protect Rosie—and there was no question she needed protecting, in those days elephant executions were not uncommon—but there was never any excuse for keeping it from Marlena. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They fell on the town all through the night in a silent storm, and they covered the roofs and blocked the doors and smothered the animals who slept outdoors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For another few seconds my mother was silent, thinking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And, of course, there were a lot of silent ones out there hunting rabbits in their dogged, loping style. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark at the rear, grim and silent, walked Aragorn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Would the elf keep silent or would he tell the Death Eater everything he knew? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The next morning, the drive was completely silent except for the soldiers’ radios and the kids that were crying toward the back of the bus. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For the next few minutes Desdemona was silent, luxuriating in the warm foot bath. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Hickock’s was the only voice raised in an exceedingly silent courtroom. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room falls silent as we wait for Will to respond. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The results of this were inconclusive, beyond the extraordinary discomfort it apparently occasioned the subject, who protested weakly as we placed her in the steam chamber the first several times; eventually falling silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My father is silent as we walk out of Auntie Idris’s house and into the streets of New Orleans. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

From this point on, I will not be silent. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then the wife who had been so charming and ready to smile changed into a silent shadow that played infrequently along the walls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, Jenner, my old and best friend, took little part in these discussions; he remained rather glumly silent and seemed disinterested. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The founder had written: “The three virtues of the Stranger are to be silent, to be cunning, but above all to be invisible.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The atmosphere seemed unbreathable, and even the birds fell silent in their cages. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay back and watched the silent beams of light radiate in the colorful dust motes I had stirred up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other men might have cursed her, warned her to keep silent, even begged for her forgiveness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Simon answered him in the same silent voice. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The street before them seemed, if anything, too silent. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“As you see, we are holding our wands in the accepted combative position,” Lockhart told the silent crowd. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She yells a choice four-letter word, but then falls silent. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He almost stumbled up to the flight of steps, held himself steady, and began to climb, silent, careful, slow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Today, no smells of dressing and sauce and pie drifted to his room—only the strong silent smell of fear and secrets. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good Lord,” said the bartender, peering at Harry, “is this — can this be — ?” The Leaky Cauldron had suddenly gone completely still and silent. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

During the first silent year I spoke to no one at school, did not ask before going to the lavatory, and flunked kindergarten. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss almost expected the students to groan, but they were dead silent instead. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Rekh was silent, and the boy dared not turn from the bin of charcoal to look at his face. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The hunters were more silent now, but at this they buzzed again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The arrival of the golden carp rendered us silent. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, out of nowhere, he’s all moody and silent. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Martin had been suspiciously silent after Johanna had left, and he grabbed Wanda’s arm and pulled her in close to Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I live in my children,” and he was silent, and then I heard him murmur my name and bent down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the platter behind his butt, said a silent prayer to whatever Roman god oversaw stupid sledding tricks, and jumped off the side of the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Commandant drops her arm, and the courtyard is silent. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The discovery of the silent, open run gave him the hope that he might be able to seize the warren by a sudden dash to the very center. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open, his mouth fixed in a silent snarl. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know more than I wanted to be silent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If she caught his eye, he would offer a silent nod. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She was silent, lips pressed together, staring out at the blackness and the reflections of torches and LED beacons on the waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Will looked back through the window at Lyra, and saw her face, moonlit and wide-eyed with fear, biting her lip to keep silent and straining to hear, as he was. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dug his claws into the wood and strained for the sound of a vehicle on the silent road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His mother, a widow, lived not far off, in a house she thought too spacious and silent; the grandchildren were always welcome. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Edward and I stayed at a boardinghouse; each morning he went to the rooming house to inquire about my mother and each time he returned gloomy and silent. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew was silent a moment longer then said, “He’ll get over it, whatever it is. Don’t worry.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A red double- decker bus propelled by an air bubble floated up and down the silent street. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gwydion was silent and thoughtful for a long while. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But just like this deaf cat Sugar who fell nineteen stories and lived, without a scratch, I was starting to believe that Fig and I would survive this crummy silent cat killer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He refuses to look at my drawings, and now that my gut has gone silent, he refuses to take guidance from it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain knew one to speak to: a silent roundheaded man with a white wife, a farmer, living far out of town, without fhends. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I managed somehow to control myself and remain silent. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This Ernie did, fanning Nick along like a silent black hovercraft. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She sits silent for a while then says, “I didn’t tell any lie.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As soon as the chaplain said the words, he was sorry and shoved his knuckles into his mouth with a giggle of alarm, but Yossarian remained silent and disappointed him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I see myself wrapped in rope and lying on the train tracks just like in Grandpa’s old black-and-white silent movies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

With the blanket wrapped around both of them, they sat on the sofa in the darkness of that Christmas morning, silent and sorrowful. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clicked her tongue against her teeth once, and then fell silent again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had one sleeve in the coat when a knock sounded at the door, and as he drew back the bolt a man’s voice grated harshly through the silent room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The guests were silent when the music stopped. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls were silent, but it was clear who had been involved. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is dark in the barn, warm, smelling, silent. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like her son, she remained silent and cold. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I listened for the voice in my head telling me not to kiss her, but it had gone silent. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The campsite was only twenty yards ahead when, without warning, the forest around her went silent. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the classroom door slams shut, and the room falls silent. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Joe knocked on a yellow Dutch door, and the violin fell silent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The room was silent except for the crackle of the hearth fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was as though the tenants had vanished, leaving the houses silent with all windows shaded, refugees from a rising flood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The aunts toyed with their food, silent and formal with one another beneath the littles’ shouts. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Then he fell silent, moved close to her, leaned forward, and whispered harshly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I do speak, though, because when have I ever been silent? Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And he would fall silent, and ponder, hour by hour, always watching the sea ahead of the boat’s way. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments the cave was silent. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cullivan was silent, and his silence upset Perry, who seemed to interpret it as implying disapproval. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew this was a tactic: she was remaining silent so that I would become so uncomfortable that I had to say something, even if I didn’t really want to. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Prince would manage an hour or so of spectating before he and the Count would leave, the Count still oddly silent. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Helena holds my hand, silent, waiting for me to move, bent beneath the sack. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The room goes silent and Dr. B can see that Dad and I are realizing something. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. It’s one of those silent killers.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I make a silent promise to return and finish him off if I can. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And they were silent, for it was too late to say hello and too early to begin other things. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped back down into die cool dark and rode slowly downhill toward the silent empty country to the north. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fact: Every great scientist knows that an unproven theory isn’t exactly science, but the idea that Sir Fig Newton would live a long, healthy life with the silent cat killer was about to come true. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then Éomer was silent, and looked on his sister, as if pondering anew all the days of their past life together. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Our house has been silent for a long time and I understand that my mother is not coming back, but I don’t want to think about what happened, so I do as my father instructed. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taciturn, silent, insensible to the new breath of vitality that was shaking the house, Colonel Aureliano Buendía could understand only that the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Stark and silent, lay the Martians,” Pierson says, "with the hungry birds pecking and tearing brown shreds of flesh from their dead bodies.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

"And beyond a doubt the most useless," lyrion Lannister had added with a grin, but even the Imp grew silent as they rode closer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Still silent, the crowd began to file out in an orderly fashion. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Even when his visitor’s band lifted the tent flap, the silent drops coursed down his nose and fell on the parchment with regular ticks, like an ancient clock. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet the great, silent audience on the wharf, men, women, and children, had not gone home. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Giants they seemed to him, vast grey figures silent but threatening. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My grandfather remained silent, however, as he toured his son’s impressive new home. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Since the explosion on the bridge, the voices of the war god had gone silent in his head, but he still felt their combined anger churning inside him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Like a juggler’s assistant I produced the props, then silent and attentive I waited on my cue. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It is quiet, but not silent,” I say. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

After the first one, which they had interrupted every third sentence with questions, they were an attentive audience, and silent except for their frequent loud sighs and Esther’s nervous laughter at all the wrong moments. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never said or wrote anything concerning our silent conversations. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine, and millions are in silent revolt against their lot. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Roy turned to see that Beatrice had been joined by the entire soccer team, linking arms in a silent chain. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The empty chairs faced each other between the silent walls, and the music played. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause and the room became so silent that the two girls hardly dared to breathe. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Each morning we rose at first light, shivering and rubbing arms, made coffee, broke down camp, ate a couple of fistfuls of raisins, and set off into the silent woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pet came up to her in a single step, its weight silent, like it was both there and not there. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They scanned the darkening grounds excitedly, but nothing was moving; everything was still, silent, and quite as usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

What could she have seen in that fierce silent man to draw her away from England? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The red iron rims had no nets, and since there was no real give on the rims, every shot ended as either a silent swish or a high-bouncing brick. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It was a graceful, clean, neat, silent maneuver. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell tolls for a ninth time and falls silent. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

For most of my childhood, my sister brought me to hysterics from fights and days of the silent treatment. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They were silent again, each of them preoccupied and troubled. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

From far back in the flinty hills, the monotonous call of a hoot owl floated down in the silent night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit listened while she advised X-Ray that even though he was not under arrest, he still had the right to remain silent, and the right to have an attorney present during questioning. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

After this hard talk we both fall silent, and I hope for his words of wisdom to come. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The walk down the hallway is silent and then we get to my door, and once inside she sets down her suitcase, shrugs off her coat. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For a long space of time, which may have been hours, we were silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew the questions were meant for both of us because he used the plural “you,” unu, rather than the singular, gi, yet I remained silent, grateful for Jaja’s answers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah watched him out of the corner of her eye, as was her silent and exasperating habit. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

All ten tall, strong, purposeful, silent men towered around him as they turned toward the entrance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So in the end I stayed silent, while my mind searched back frantically, and with a cold horror, settled on that night up in my room with our mugs of tea. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent a minute, then she whispered, “There’s so much you don’t know....” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We fell silent, gazing at the village as the sun shot crimson arrows through the trees. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I wanted to punish her for her absence and give her the silent treatment. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Davey Cantor came over and stood next to me, but he remained silent. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She cried out after him, but her screams were silent even to herself, and with a flash of metal and a swirl of smoke, he was gone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t budge, only giving him a silent look of, Bring it. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mom was totally silent, invisible in the dark. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Presently the leopard dæmon’s statuelike stillness melted, and she moved away once more, lithe and silent. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Still more returned in their coffins, a silent testimony to the harshness of their demon “hosts.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Old Tallow fell silent, and in her mulling Omakayas could tell there was some unwillingness, something she did not want to say. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Father turns a blind eye to the silent struggle between Mother and me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was having the hardest time keeping a smile off my face, so I remained as silent as possible during the deliberations. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was still singing—“Not much money, Oh! but honey”—fixing his cufflinks, parting his hair; but then he looked up and saw his sister—“Ain’t we got”—and pianissimo now—“fun”—fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

God was silent—maybe that was why she was reminded. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And when I raise my hands it goes silent. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just that her husband was suddenly gone, it was the accumulation of a lifetime of silent suffering, some of which my siblings and I never knew about. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, while the mood of the great hall slowly passed from them, all three were silent for a time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since they were all hobbits, and were trying to be silent, they made no noise that even hobbits would hear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the last afternoon before he went abroad he sat with Daisy in his arms for a long, silent time. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The people listen silent and solemn to the old Shaper’s song on the young man’s lips, and the pyre where the old man lies stands waiting for fire. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he did so, he sensed that the universe had fallen silent, and he decided not to speak. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran sank back and sat, gloomy and silent, on the bench. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

We must have sort of burst into the classroom, because everyone looked up from their silent reading to stare at us. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The Glow-worm, who at the best of times was a very shy and silent creature, sat glowing with pleasure near the tunnel entrance. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked about the silent room, then reached for my hat and rose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly when it seemed to him he had gone through a hundred courts, the gateman fell silent and pushed him into a small waiting room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In the streets and around white people he would keep the dignity on his face and always be silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

His mouth was stretched wide in a kind of silent scream and his eyes were popping. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

My father would cough loudly to alert the other adults to be silent so that I could start. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I have no more to say,” said I, with a sigh, after standing silent for a little while. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

One near Bailey has a flute at his lips, the instrument silent in his fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Every single witch stood there as stiff and silent as a corpse. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He hung there in the phosphorescence of the sea, gathering light and undulating, and his boat moved now on the tidal current, brightly lit and silent in the fog. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Every now and then a freezing draft and sometimes a snowflake whistled in from the silent outdoors. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had been silent, set apart from the violence of their emotion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Diana and Mary Rivers became more sad and silent as the day approached for leaving their brother and their home. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then de big house and de quarters got sober and silent. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was a silent laugh that made his shoulders shake, and the more he laughed, the funnier it seemed to him, which made him laugh even harder. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The world around him grew silent; there was something in the air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All sat silent for a while, until at length Boromir spoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I am still silent, but I know not for long. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were done, everyone fell silent on the deck and the chaplain called on the men to contemplate their relationship to God and Jesus. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My voice moved heavily through the silent house. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He looked steadily at himself for a moment; then we moved quietly down the silent hall and up the stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went silent, looking at me upside-down in horror, suddenly knowing what I planned. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

If her silent giant failed her, it might be the last kiss she would ever know. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sped up, walking ahead of the Colonel, silent. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sincerely, Mrs. Del S. Peabody III. It’s so silent in the room, I can hear the air go in and out of people’s noses. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Liberal exaltation had been extinguished into a silent terror. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The three Domishmen were silent as they left the command tent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Because you were grave and silent, and gave me no encouragement.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Finally the warriors were still and silent, watching each other face to face across the width of the combat ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mr Cardinal fell silent again and for a moment - perhaps it was to do with his having evoked memories of his late father - he looked extremely melancholy. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The country to the south was empty and silent,” Calloway wrote. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment; then he cleared his throat and began to talk about Daito. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We know he still has plenty of supporters, but they’re mostly silent, and the scope of the questions keeps growing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone rang once more and then fell silent again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was silent and waited; he began daily the mute battle of friendliness and patience. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he walked into my presence I became silent, waiting for him to speak, wondering if he were going to upbraid me for something. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Told the story of a very important baseball glove that went missing from a silent charity auction. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Al Ulbrickson remained characteristically silent on the topic, but the older boys fretted that that in itself seemed an ominous sign. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, she responds thoughtfully: “You’ve always been able to say whatever came to your mind, Claire. All of you. But Melody has been forced to be silent. She probably has mountains of stuff to say.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As the nightingales fell silent, the river larks took up their song. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Sattamax was ready to speak, the rest of the crowd fell silent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Do not keep your knowledge from us. If you stay silent, our lives are risked for no purpose.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Our dinners are usually silent, but if Auntie Idris notices, she doesn’t care. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The boys exchanged glances, came to a silent agreement, then let him up. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

All night she had slept on this silent river, like a boat upon a soundless tide. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Denethor rose and looked on the face of his son and was silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Kabul was eerily silent, quilted in white, tendrils of smoke snaking up here and there. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dr. Lanning was silent a moment, chewing the cud of his thoughts. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Along in the silent hours of night, I was awakened. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long story was ended, but the audience sat silent, entranced by the tale. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they approached the grand foyer of the house, a silent servant opened the door, and both uncle and nephew walked into the waning light. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And I wanted to shout to the clock and make its meaningless noise be silent, but I did not. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jody’s mother was silent for a little, and curious homesick thoughts ran through her mind, but quickly she cleared them out. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

God help you on your search, because he is a silent and dangerous one. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She told me a couple more things about her brother and his car, and then we both went silent for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he opened the apartment door, he noticed how silent it was. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Root’s office next to his was silent, draped in bunting. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The room was silent as the prosecutor turned the projector off. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of other women joined her, but for the most part the women stayed silent and seated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I still heard music even though the radio was silent. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It was late, Hugo, and you were asleep. Whoever killed them was intent on being silent and invisible. If Malcolm and Maud had screamed, you would’ve been right there. All of us would have.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Matsika said it happened before. Once, about a century ago, they remained silent for fifteen years.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s so private and silent that I pretend we’re the only two people on earth, which is how I wish it could be for real. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It pains me to stay silent, but I must. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The vans are surely more silent than the other cars. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t remotely spooked by the murder, but even so I felt a vague, low-grade unease at being alone in a silent woods so far from home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, some were silent, and some tried to befriend us but were immediately punished for their efforts. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Widget pauses before he starts, letting the tent and the tree settle into silent prologue while Poppet waits patiently. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I brought the mirror upward to my forehead, I closed my eyes, said a silent prayer, and quickly opened them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Moonlight falls on the frozen carousel, on the silent popcorn stand, on the stall of leather belts that smell like long-gone cows. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

And my role, as her closest friend, was to give her silent support, as if I was in the front row of the audience when she was performing on stage. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small, harmless calves and the young colts would be safe from his silent stalk. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the silent victors began to realize that victory came at a high price. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We all stayed silent and listened to the “Ave Maria” on the cassette player. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they were snug in the cones, the chickens fell silent. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I take three silent steps backward and stand near the doorway by the telephone. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was as silent as a ghost and as quick as a flitting shadow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he told the truth, nobody believed him; and if he was silent—which he found himself becoming more and more—they thought he was sick. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then a horn blast bursts through the silent dawn. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The car ride to the funeral is largely silent. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The night had been roaring with frog song and then suddenly it was silent. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw him raise his hand, and though they were too far away to hear, they saw him knock upon the door, and fifteen hearts beat in time to that silent knocking. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a stricken man clutches my face between his hands, I send a silent thank-you to Dalton for suggesting I wash off the makeup. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was silent; then, shaking his head, “I don’t know,” he said at last, “I don’t know'.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Lazlo was a silent baby, harshly raised by resentful monks, Thyon was a small, charming tyrant who demanded everything and was given even more. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time the room was silent, full of expectation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he passed white men and women they were silent, but as soon as he was some few feet away, he heard their voices rise. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was an awkward moment, and I was filled with anger, but chose to keep silent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to go, but could not bring herself to ignore the silent plea of the woman who had rescued her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles through a quick version of the coronation as the hill goes silent. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We must have sort of burst into the classroom, because everyone looked up from their silent reading to stare at us. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Bits remained silent as Moss picked at the concrete, pulling tiny bits of it off and running it in his fingers. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he remained silent, she said, “Go to hell.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And as they passed between the strong and silent rock walls Elinor told the tale of a battle that had raged in this very place over six hundred years ago. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Passing them in silence down that silent corridor through the drifting ash where they struggled forever in the road’s cold coagulate. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I meditated upon them when I made my way out before the orchestra, before the silent multitude of Boston’s finest citizens. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Whisper silent, with a satellite-bounced solar battery that would fly you twice around the world. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Hina was finally silent, and for a moment, one crazy second really, I thought Zu was actually going to open her mouth and have out with it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After several silent moments, except for Tamika crunching away on a green apple, she finally spoke. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The wings were so completely silent and we so unprepared. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the bees would be calm after all, the snakes silent, and the chickens full of eggs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The silent treatment is going on. Nobody’s talking to her.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It was clear that their eyes were having a private, silent conversation. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hatsue pressed against him, crying in this silent way, and breathed in the smell of Ishmael’s throat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I was at the abbey for seven years. I learned how to pray. How to be silent. I learned to read Latin, French, even English. There’s that. It keeps me from the gallows.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still sitting there twenty minutes later, the house as closed up and silent as when I arrived, and finally I head home. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After silent reading, Mr. Fabian hands back the math quiz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The line-up at the bar was silent now, dark faces with a courteous lack of expression. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very man who had accosted him in the West Oakland station raised his hand to Moss, and he lifted his chin quickly, a silent hello. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She took a silent, long breath, and with a prayer for her soul, she signed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Just Ruth, in the middle, astride the wall, remains silent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene switches yet again to Hideo lying in bed, curled up, silent, listening to the faint crying of his mother coming from his parents’ bedroom. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

All is silent for a few long seconds. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The Abbey creatures fell silent and drifted away from the heap of stones which blocked the hole, a fitting headstone for a mass grave of the enemy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Bill was silent throughout the turmoil that summer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

All four of them fell silent, watching him apprehensively, but when he spoke, it was in a much lower and gentler growl than they had yet heard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Her mother was silent, just focusing on cooking. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Long story” We’re silent now, both waiting, till I remind myself that I’m the older one and should therefore initiate conversation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In fact they were so silent and shy of eye contact that Reynie tried not to greet them or even look at them much. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The stale, silent air of the hold buzzes in my ears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And when the guns fell silent and the tanks went quiet and we dared to come creeping out of our hole, Przemyśl was a divided city. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was dimly aware of the army of monsters swirling around her, but after their initial roar of triumph, the horde had fallen silent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Gene Johnson glowered over the table, bearded and silent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something very uncomfortable about those great, silent shapes of stone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And again they fell silent, staring at the wonder of the stones. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

While we followed the silent street to Nyame’s shimmering gateway, I followed my tangled and raw feelings back to their beginnings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Novice Matthias, you will be silent and do as your Abbot commands.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Honey Mine, please, I think it would be lovely if you lit the candles on Friday night and just thought a silent prayer for your Lover,” he wrote soon after his departure. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

After a while, the sound of Robb's laughter receded, and the woods grew silent again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They lay in a silent, shocked heap on the floor, arms and legs so tangled Dimple had no idea whose limbs were whose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After saying that I was going to ask a Cavendish machinist to make models of the purines and pyrimidines, I remained silent, waiting for Bragg’s thoughts to congeal. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They would dig a foxhole and get the board out and play long, silent games as the sky went from pink to purple. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat silent, recalling what a drudge she had been until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt successfully overcame that bad habit of living, so highly desirable to be got rid of by some people. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I will thank you to keep silent. What is your opinion of the case, Dr. Bulkeley?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t whine when it was time for silent reading, even though he knew practically every word in chapter two, “The Call to Adventure,” by heart. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She took him up quickly and put him under her shawl and gave him her breast and he was silent. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew was silent a moment longer then said, “He’ll get over it, whatever it is. Don’t worry.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I fold back the sheet, get carefully up, on silent bare feet, in my nightgown, go to the window, like a child, I want to see. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was resolutely silent, however, and, from a determination of making him speak, she continued: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Dziusia lies curled up, silent at his feet, smiling a little. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As I was silent for a while, looking at Estella and considering how to go on, Miss Havisham repeated, “It is not your secret, but another’s. Well?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment it’s silent, then Ben says, “Ready? Count backward from ten.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I kept going through the pages, and for the next few seconds he stayed silent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi braced himself for a tongue-lashing, but as the minutes passed, his father remained silent. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The old man was silent at this, and Wang Lung unfastened his girdle and stepped out of his clothing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Southside spoiled the dog the same way he spoiled me, with food and love and tolerance, all of it a silent, earnest plea never to leave him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Alex made the sign of the cross and said a quick silent prayer for the newly dead souls. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the ascetic stood until his shoulders and legs no longer froze, till they were silent, till they were still. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the teacher reduces us to theorems, I must remain silent. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Iii went out the door he was busy looking at his fingernails They straggled along the corridor in the dull, silent afternoon light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed, careful and silent, until we got to the biggest tomato plant. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When the hippos were silent, she imagined them creeping around the tree where she had tied up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arena was silent except for Mrs. O’Leary’s toy yak getting disemboweled: SQUEAK! The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The room remained silent, and Mr. Quisling said,“Mr. Lee, your cipher has survived the week. Congratulations on winning your first homework pass.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Professor!” he said, and his startled voice echoed loudly over the silent water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Swallows passed on silent wings, in and out of the doorways, bringing food to their young ones. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It began to seem to him that he had walked forever and would walk forever beside this silent being through a silent darkening land. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were other locked doors in the University, places where dangerous things were kept, where old and forgotten secrets slept: silent and hidden. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a while, then he opened the door and stood out on the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And they were so beautiful, those little flames, dancing in that still, silent church, dancing like they could hear music. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s in no danger so long as he stays silent.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes watched them, silent as a child. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the clicking of her shoes, the room goes silent. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a while, watching the vultures hovering overhead; the neighbors had killed a chicken. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha is silent, but he takes a beer bottle and breaks it. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

A few people at the edge of the crowd had fallen silent. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hall clock began chiming, and she counted twelve strokes before it fell silent. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were now silent, and as the last Elf passed he turned and looked towards the hobbits and laughed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And that is what he did, always silent, always reverent, always present. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A big, silent mansion with turrety things watched us from the top of the slope. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

For a moment there was no sound; even the wind was as silent as the trapped water below. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I walk over and kneel down, sit silent as a shadow by her side. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

People are gathered here in a loose circle, but they remain silent, their faces hidden in shadows. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The silent kitchen seemed to hum with the shock of the recent scene and with Ron and Hermione’s unspoken reproaches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For a breathless time they sat there, silent and alert, with their backs turned to the wood-fire, each gazing into the shadows that encircled them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was silent “I don’t care about him,” said the Queen, blushing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma India stood silent by my side as I fed the flame and spoke their names and forgave them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, they walked together, silent, around to the tip of the island and into the deserted house that had been Lizzie’s home. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then both of us, following the same, silent cue, started walking again, more cautiously this time, in case something else came around the corner. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s much easier to get back into bed than it was to get out, and when I find my blankets I roll onto my side and cry silent, angry tears, clutching my lucky penny. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“If you are silent, I will let you watch.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reach the watchtower, and the sentries stationed there turn and walk away, as if following a silent order. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The children were still and silent—too silent, in Penelope’s opinion. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The silent laughter he had been suppressing burst out of him, and he laughed so hard that he dropped his crutch. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Every person in the living room, guy or girl, spooked and backing away, silent. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

To be sure, Gloria ceased crying, but she ceased smiling, too, and the passing days found her ever more silent and shadowy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I felt sweat on my face mingling with silent tears of frustration and anger. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They lean me up against a wall in the silent hallway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

All the while the baby buffalo was silent, or almost silent, just a light bubbling sound where the nose had been. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and in her silent way she came in bearing in both hands a steaming bowl to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Syrio would never have sat silent in that storehouse nor shuffled along meekly among the other captives. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A dog slept uneasily in the shade against a wall, a woman stood in a doorway across the street and looked at Eleanor, and two young boys lounged against a fence, elaborately silent. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought talking might come easier for us up here, where there's more to see, but I'm still tongue-tied and Mabel is still silent. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her screams were louder than the police sirens that eventually came shrieking around our corner, louder than the fire truck and ambulance sirens that followed them, louder than my silent cries. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I went rigid and silent, unable to meet her eye. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was still expecting to be attacked at any moment, but the place remained silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next moment the roof would be silent, as the rain rattled against the glass on one wall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had listened carefully and caught most of it, though I couldn’t hear what Esme now asked Edward with a silent vibration of her lips. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And several times during that long silent night ride high up over the middle of the ocean in the moonlight, James and his friends saw things that no one had ever seen before. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or that just a few days before, we were having silent pillow fights and sharing secrets under the pink glow of the red chili lights in Ximena’s bedroom. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The captain stood in their way, fascinated by the silent men and the way they sat at their breakfast. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they sit down to eat, James and Richard are silent for a while as they shovel oatmeal into their mouths. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It lashed in rhythmic waves against the windows of the white, brightly lit kitchen as we guests sat around the table and ate a silent, cheerless breakfast of coffee and Pop Tarts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

By the time I’m able to pull the sack from my head, the corridor is silent. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The alchemist fell as silent as the desert, and answered the boy only after they had stopped to eat. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remained silent for a little while, staring into the cots. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The engine shuddered, coughed once, then went silent. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Two ballpoint pens with silent streetscapes and red London buses that floated up and down in them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brian was standing now, but still silent, still holding the drink. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Chong, whom I secretly nicknamed Old Chong, was very strange, always tapping his fingers to the silent music of an invisible orchestra. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pet inclined its head, the horns angling, but kept silent. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Everything was silent and strange in the moonlight. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I finally fall quiet, Dean Wilkins is silent for so long I wonder if the line has gone dead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She promised her mother she would keep silent. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She opened the low gate and turned down the long, silent, flaming street. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The silent men in her living room didn’t smile, but they looked amused. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over these she paused, for an extremely long time, as if she were listening to small, silent confessions. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my voice low and steady, but it echoed through the silent house. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Each of us hated and feared the whites, yet had a white man put in a sudden appearance we would have assumed silent, obedient smiles. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her silent entrance into the house would have made a ninja jealous. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Aragorn stood silent, and the other two sat without moving, wondering what way things would turn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, in their silent and grateful hearts, segregationists believed that day would never come, for they considered blacks to be inherently, and therefore unalterably, inferior to whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and said a silent prayer and hoped for a miracle. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that she was granted permission to come to the side of her dead husband while the whites, silent and armed, looked on. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He became silent, looking with his blue eyes far beyond the field stretching away in the sun. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nsia greeted her husband with shouts; and then they grew silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At this point Chapter Eleven was granted a view of the room, where all the women now fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gave a silent prayer of thanks that I didn’t seem to be lousy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A mouth, wide open in a silent scream, emerged along the sleek emptiness of the shadow creature and then sank back in. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When he was silent I insisted: “I have a right to know everything that pertains to the experiment, and that includes my future.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The hall was as it had always been, grey and silent and austere, with the portraits and the weapons on the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This time, when we go down the hallway of Dauntless traitors, it is silent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As if through dark glass I could see him lying flat in his circle of sandbags, silent and scared, listening, telling himself it was all a trick of the dark. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like seeing the picture of him, all sweaty and muddy, trudging into a silent house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma walked on one side of me, silent and brooding, never letting go of my arm, while on the other Millard hummed to himself and kicked at stones. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They had no documents that proved they were human beings, and they were silent, stubborn, and inscrutable. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken a picture of Melissa from Joaquin’s collection, and when she put it on the table between her and her parents, their anger died away and they looked at the photo, silent. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She stayed silent, and I started to ask another question, when one of the supply bags began to rustle, scaring me half to death. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

All was silent...until the cry “Jews!” came skimming over the tombstones. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes of silent reading plus fifty of math plus fifty of social studies before music class, equals one hundred and ten minutes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The courtyard stands silent, empty except for me staring at a puddle of blood where a boy once stood, chilled by the knowledge that if I’m not careful, I’ll end up just like him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They set off on a long, silent ride back to Clarkston. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Her rooms were so silent that the music seemed obtrusive. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He only noticed that the bright and clear inward voice, that had once awakened in him and had always guided him in his finest hours, had become silent. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat silent, looking at each other, waiting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The ride is silent, with Tats and me in the back like we’re being chauffeured. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Familiar streets are unrecognizable from a couple of years ago, the ruined houses empty and silent. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed silent as they came upon their school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Darkness came early to the silent woods, and before the fall of night they halted, weary, for they had walked seven leagues or more from Henneth Annûn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The room went silent until the Blood House Keeper barked a loud laugh. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But Jaja glued his eyes to the window, and except for muttering the prayers, he was silent until we got to Enugu. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kept silent while we dropped off Twig, silent the whole way home, even though I could feel Dad’s tension growing, pressing in on me from all sides. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, y’all,” Wanda said, and a few people muttered a response or waved to her, some shifting in the pews, and the rustling echoed loudly in the otherwise silent church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Speaking in short, matter-of-fact phrases, they worry aloud over the fickle weather and fields of sunflowers still too wet to cut, while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland seemed about to speak, and then he wet his lips and was still silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then the drums rolled loudly, and were silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But now there was a long morning's walk until noon, and if the men were silent it was because there was everything to think about and much to remember. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Enough,” the father’s voice echoed in the lonely church, and the bells that called us were silent. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each September, he leads a silent procession of people who place a cross on a fence overlooking the Rio Grande, one for each migrant who has recendy died trying to cross into the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He gave orders, sang, whistled, threw remarks at the silent Ralph-remarks that did not need an answer, and therefore could not invite a snub; and still Ralph was silent. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The cooperative option is to remain silent, while the individualist option is to confess. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the green bank near to the very point of the Tongue the Lady Galadriel stood alone and silent. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His son stood silent and motionless with his arms folded. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is silent apart from the cicadas in the distant trees and the truck engines. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The brothers and the family chat among themselves, but I am silent. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

How can you be more silent than silent? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They remained silent as she wavered between sleep, nausea, anxiety, and the pain that was beginning to grip her womb, and he fervently wished that this night would never end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shot from an air rifle, almost silent. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was pleasant to take a hot drink up to her room and have it beside her as she sat in her silent room reading in the empty house in the afternoons. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But in my silent own lone way, I cried—for Velma. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth, the smell of food and wood smoke, overpowered Jethro for a while, and he would have sat silent, drinking in content, if his obligations as a guest had not demanded more of him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The town’s houses and shops were dark and silent, but the Waystone Inn was full of light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she was silent, standing with her hand on Nat’s shoulder, looking up at the stars. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked my mother a thousand whispered questions about the silent, black, educated “uncle” and she always replied: “It’s something you can’t know. Now keep quiet and go play.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still Harry remained silent, though he thought his chest might explode. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He looked ridiculous and he stayed very silent. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

My father became grim and silent, and I began to worry again about his health. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He would tell me of the horrors of the deadness, of the loneliness of silent roads and fields. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She had not learned the art of silent crying; she had not needed to. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them mutter a phrase, some smile, some remain silent and still. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Snow fell around him, pale and silent, keeping its own counsel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My mom turns to my dad and nods toward the cabinets—her silent way of asking him to set the dining table with the good china. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Now Jody marched seemingly alone, with high-lifted knees and pounding feet; but behind him there was a phantom army with great flags and swords, silent but deadly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pretty much,” I answer, and she can only shake her head and stay silent. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They arrived in the evening and spent the night going through the great deserted halls and the silent offices with mops and pails and brooms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stands there, all silent, waiting to hear what I’ve got to say about the fact that she likes me, instead of trying to fill the silence. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

At this point in her story, Captain Cat was silent for a long minute. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment, then he shook his head and smiled. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I spy my parents steal another one of those silent, meaningful looks at each other. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The illusionist was silent for her entire performance, though he had not noticed it at the time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Despite the fact that my parents remain even now in my mind a critical, silent chorus, standing together, I continue to write. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog barked and then became silent once more. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned to see who was speaking, everyone behind her was silent, staring at the floor. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But eventually they ran out of things to tell her, and they fell silent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He continued to remain oddly silent about his own boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even the radiator, which had been making all these loud banging noises in the performance space until then, suddenly fell silent. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone was silent, frozen, staring from one girl to the other. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The stranger stood as still and silent as a figure carved of wood. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a while she was silent, as if pondering what this might mean. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When she was done, her uncle remained silent for a long time, as Jiis horse negotiated the steep, rocky trail. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We stay silent so long that a buck wanders into range. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then he had laid little Ioeth gently down on the pallet, and had risen, and stood silent, staff in hand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute’s thought, with a silent nod to Hillsdale, she locked the car, mindful of her suitcase on the floor and the carton on the back seat. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

To the right of the man at the table, in rows of three each, six men sat still and silent, their hats and overcoats on their knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Abel maneuvered his flashlight beam across a heap of inert, silent fish. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Where their eyes had been, only empty sockets remained, black and bloody holes that stared down in silent accusation. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I tell him what the project is about, and he is silent for a very long moment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He waved his hands, frantic but silent, while screaming in his head, Stop! The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When all the children were sitting and still and silent, all the more quiet because of their sense that something unusual was happening, the headmaster came in and everyone stood up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Luke was silent, but then he glanced over at Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They stood for a few heartbeats silent, and Gareth, in a pain of recognition, saw him as he was. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elder of the two silent sisters took up the shears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I would hear them whimper and make weird noises and then go silent. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After a moment the woman sighed heavily and fell silent again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She padded to her basin on small, bare, callused feet, silent as a shadow, splashed cool water on her face, patted herself dry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I have good news,” she said, and the Great Hall, instead of falling silent, erupted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Now, secret in her hand, the cloth seemed to speak a silent, pulsing message to Kira. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It became difficult to tell when we were talking and when we were silent. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Das would grow silent, for he couldn’t bear the thought of Mala’s clever fingers at work on Mr. Gupta’s saris. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t talk about what happened; the ride home was almost completely silent. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I realized the mountain was silent—no music, no voices, no laughter. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I, too, said a silent goodbye, to a place that had changed me forever—and the place that, more than any graveyard, would forever contain the memory, and the mystery, of my grandfather. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Claire wanted to argue, perceived that she must not, and fell silent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The house was silent except for the popping of the applewood in the fire, and the tall clock ticking in the front room. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was one of those men who might have marched down Fifth Avenue—cold and silent and dignified—into the space the drums made. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Izzy, just arrived from school, and both of them fell silent at the sight of a stranger. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In less than an hour the guests had left, and servants began to clean the detritus of revelry from the eerily silent grounds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For silent reading Mrs. Sheldon lets me be the first to pick out a book. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

We all sat silent awhile and all at once Mr. Morris spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

His bride, forlorn and seemingly forgotten, sat hunched and silent beneath the banner of House Stark, clutching a silver goblet in both hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And surrounded by these silent trees, beside a calming fire, I watched the bones dance. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The band screeches to a halt again and this time stays silent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As she’d expected, no one paid much attention—except Lexie, who briefly closed her eyes and whispered a silent thanks to whatever deity had made this happen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Our feet tap together on an empty, silent street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was silent for a long while, looking up into the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The others fell silent and looked at him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black audiences feel warmer, there is almost a musical rhythm, for me, even in their silent response. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at him, and for a while he was silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I felt silent tears trickling down my cheeks. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Bumba had dropped off the face of the earth into the silent heart of darkness. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so silent that Coraline imagined that she could hear the motes of dust drifting through the air. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I was to hear the confessions of the silent people of the valley, and I was to administer the holy Sacrament to them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, then fell silent, nodding his head a couple of times. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I was still watching that kid, the way he seemed to cloud the air around him with silent, toxic fury. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Yes: there was Elisha, speaking from the floor, and his father, silent, at his back. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Am I going to be blessed with the pleasure of hearing your voice, or have you resolved to be silent for the duration of our journey?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Gaines, usually so silent and focused on the strategy of the game, prowled the sidelines with fury. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the stopping of the telescreen the room seemed deadly silent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The sound is off, and for some reason, it’s scarier, watching the silent twirling spiral twisting on the screen, inching across the blue water, coming closer to New Orleans’s shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harry doubled up with silent laughter as Crabbe did a kind of pirouette in midair, trying to see who had thrown it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In search of a little company and warmth, Ferula climbed into bed beside her, careful not to wake her up and whispering silent prayers so that the tremors would not become a fullblown quake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch as he surveys the apocalyptic scene before him, then raises his arms like a conductor and in an instant every power tool goes silent. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They became silent, their faces clouding over, their features becoming soft and negative, their eyes bland and deceptive. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impossible to reply to this in the affirmative: my little world held a contrary opinion: I was silent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was silent, and he moved to leave. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents stared up from their silent breakfast at her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up to find her staring at me, silent. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

His helm and gorget were wrought in the shape of a man's face and shoulders, skinless and bloody, mouth open in a silent howl of anguish. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Alice danced to Jasper’s side and whispered in his ear; her lips quivered with the speed of her silent speech. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I want my ma!” cried Mig, into the silent, waiting world. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And the longer he remained silent, the more nauseated I felt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The silent sisters prepared men for the grave, and it was ill fortune to look on the face of death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Bob looked like he wanted to argue, but he pressed his lips together and remained silent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton had the silent cat killer, and my only proof had melted into extinction. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Peach was silent, but I had plenty to say. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we heard recordings of Nasser’s voice or speeches, we became silent as though we were hearing prayers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the twilight of the graveyard there was a silent implosion, a flutter of velvet darkness, and Silas was gone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He fell silent for a moment, his eyes lost in thought. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We’re still waiting to hear from the vet, but he probably has the silent cat killer.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The water flowing beneath was silent, and it steamed, but the vapour that rose from it, curling and twisting about the bridge, was deadly cold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The daytime birds slept At dawn the Catskill Mountains were white and silent. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

All hands were on deck, standing in silent huddles. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, behind those two inches you want to hide Aristotle’s ninety-nine cubits and, speaking only of my tiny error, remain silent about his enormous mistake. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The woods were silent because spring had not yet come. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and looked into the hall; it was empty and silent. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Across the table, Jude’s talking to Mom and at the same time sending me secret silent death threats because she thinks my drawings came out better than hers and we’re having a contest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Murder was all around us and we knew, deep in ourselves, in some silent space, that the author of these murders was beyond us, that it suited some other persons ends. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

When tired of this occupation, I would retire from the stairhead to the solitary and silent nursery: there, though somewhat sad, I was not miserable. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can hear Mai's soft breathing above me in the bunk bed, but otherwise the apartment is silent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The Career tributes are silent until he gets out of ear shot, then use hushed voices. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I again cried: and still it was silent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The woman apologized profusely in Japanese, and then another in the line vomited, and they were all silent again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was just before dawn, with no one astir but a few silent Helpers mopping floors, sweeping walkways, or scaling ladders to scrub mildew from ceilings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was silent for almost a mile before answering. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the back of Jack’s truck, the terrified men were silent. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Philbert chomped through the rest of his own meal, freshly silent. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole room remained silent as a tomb. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They went silent to sleep hungry, thirsty, huddled together to keep warm. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t lost her temper exactly, but her voice was frighteningly stern, and the men’s voices, which until this point had been arguing with her, fell silent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Return with the dear eyes dulled, the firm hand still, the magnificent voice silent, the Leader cold? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought back to that long-ago day behind the couch of his mother’s house—the fear, the flames, the sweet, silent peace of a final sleep—and then he thought of Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good thing I did, because even though Henrietta was silent when I got there, that lady was holding a screwdriver on top of the padlock and hitting it with a hammer. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Fina calls and texts me about a thousand times, so I set my phone to silent. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The class was silent because that wasn’t a snap any longer but an insult. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He waits for me to say something, but I’m frightened of saying the wrong thing, so I stay silent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of the silent sisters in their grey robes filled the queen with sudden terrors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When all the lights were out and the house was silent, Dr. Cuevas’s assistant, a sickly, myopic young man with a stutter, arrived. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pry Bryce’s hands off of my sweatshirt, but he keeps pushing on me with his head like a silent slow-motion ram. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The pretties playing on the roof had all gone silent and were milling around, wondering if there really was a fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The service man was still on the floor, putting in the finals screws that held the new handle in place, when the penguin came out to the kitchen on his silent pink feet. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shay was silent for a moment, only the roar of white water and the rushing wind around them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“He would grow abstracted and silent, and a faraway look would come into his eyes, and the building was there before him—every stone.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Even from where they stood they felt the malice of the Watchers beating on them, black silent shapes on either side of the gate through which the glare of Mordor dimly showed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in its silent, dormant stage, this living being was slowly and miraculously turning itself into a butterfly, though she had yet to figure out the exact moment of transformation. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The rest of us were silent and humiliated. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Everything was cold and quiet except for a milk truck that idled at the rear entrance as two silent, sleepy-looking men unloaded the wire crates and let them fall with a clatter on the asphalt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I too was silent, my ear pressed tight against the timbers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all remained silent for a few seconds, the sounds of students running and shouting outside the office haunting them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Frodo lay down again, but for a long while he could still see the white flashes, and against them the tall dark figure of Strider, standing silent and watchful. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After grammar, we do silent reading for the last ten minutes of class, and I think about starting The Perks of Being a Wallflower but reread Brown Girl Dreaming instead. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When he falls silent, it's as if a warm, gold haze has been lifted from the room. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Their footsteps receded, leaving the circle of sandbags empty and silent in the crisp and windless moonlight. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Koffi was staring ahead, doing her own kind of silent figuring. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time, Ifemelu stared at the silent phone, shaken. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The room to which, years later, Rahel would return and watch a silent stranger bathe. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I don’t know if Tats is silent because she’s pondering it, but she does stop the monologue to stare intensely at me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I see her giving Addie the evil oculus every morning as Addie stands there, silent as dandruff and every bit as annoying. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The night sky is empty and silent, and for the first time in four days, so is my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now, in three groups, they walked the long, gray, silent avenue: Praying Mother Washington with Elizabeth and Sister McCandless and Sister Price, and before them Gabriel and Florence, and Elisha and John ahead. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She continued down the frozen, silent hallways, crossing the three wings of the house, until she came to the drawing room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I made a silent vow not to go outside again until I had completed my quest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They were both silent for a time, observing the plaza and the townspeople. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not remember his sister at all, except as a tiny, feeble baby, always silent, with large, watchful eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he realized that the table had fallen silent, and they were all looking at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The demand that they remain silent made them that much more eager to speak. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We passed red barns and stone mills, small white houses with black shutters and houses with wooden fences around their sprawling land, everything silent and still. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Holly was silent for a moment, processing this momentous revelation. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ravens watched him from the trees, squatting dark-eyed and silent on the branches as snow drifted down around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When I am done, they look away, silent. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

And they did remain silent about their services for a decade or so. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The room full of mice fell silent, expectant, waiting. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Harry remained silent while Dumbledore worked, but after a while Dumbledore withdrew his wand, and Harry felt it was safe to talk again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Now, for the first time, lynchings were being publicly spoken about in the news, whereas before they seemed to be a silent hobby of the white folks. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The crowd sweated and throbbed, and though it was silent, there were many things directed toward me through its eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother leans back in her brown chair, her feet still in the Epsom salts water, her fingers tapping out some silent tune. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He shouldered his pack, left the garden, and set off through the hot, silent streets, satisfied. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Yet now that they were together they were silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Next to him, his friend was standing silent. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then everyone looks at Barb, who is dead silent. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

This time, Moses was silent, and the general consensus of the meeting was that I should make the proposal to the National Executive Committee in Durban. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were silent while the waves tossed us up and down. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still silent, he fixed the twine cleverly around the monkey, tied a firm knot, and slipped the loop around his belt. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The clean, orderly, silent streets were reopened to commerce. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They remained staring at the object on the bar for another silent moment, as if trying to commit it to memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was silent; he had not thought of Bessie’s being with him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even the monks and widows in the temples were silent. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He leaves her standing by the table with her mouth opening and closing in silent rage as he closes the door quietly behind him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They sat there hunched up, gloomy and silent. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mother, without her coterie, was often almost as silent as me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A silent flash traveled around the mountain, followed by another flash— chain lightning, but no thunder reached the town. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grief at last wholly overcame them, and they wept long: some standing and silent, some cast upon the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was the way we loved, until the night became a silent day. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was sure that Ron and Hermione had resumed their silent communications on the other side of the Prophet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Double Es as well, and no silent E at the end.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The telephones, their wires still severed, were silent. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Assignment Day of the year 241, this classroom, usually noisy first thing in the morning, was completely silent. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he had not foreseen that whereas she would be silent of Lotus, her anger would find its vent against Cuckoo. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The silent Giaco deftly steered the boat past the bricole—the wooden posts that poked out of the water everywhere. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Alice went with him, Lyra silent and asleep in her arms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Closer at hand were the light-bearing trees of the casino gardens, and the streets of the city, and the waterfront with its hotels and cafés and warm-lit shops, all silent, all empty. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a face that seemed habitually silent and unspeaking, as though it could not speak if it would. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Ned turned away from them to gaze out the window, his long face silent and thoughtful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And now Legolas fell silent, while the others talked, and he looked out against the sun, and as he gazed he saw white sea-birds beating up the River. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But all that happened, when Hermione fell silent, was that Harry’s brain filled with a sort of blank buzzing, which didn’t seem to allow room for concentration. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He folds his scarecrow body through the window, bare feet silent on the rushes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dad had stopped the car and we just idled there below Gus’s grave for a minute until Van Houten opened the door and, finally silent, left. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The dogs fall silent at the edge of my spell, and where the king’s hall surmounts the town, the blind old Shaper, harp clutched tight to his fragile chest, stares futilely down, straight at me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Kira felt secretive and stealthy, as if she should make her footsteps as silent as possible, difficult with her stick and her dragging leg. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Taisin, who had been silent until now, said: “I had a vision. I had a vision, and you were in it.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Just the silent promise that the world as we know it will always be here. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Around him, the other guardians, who had been murmuring among themselves, fell silent. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compare that with Thresh, his silent, deadly power, and I'm forgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For a little time, the focus of attention left me and I was able to remain silent. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The effort of answering broke the rhythm of his rocking--for a moment he was silent. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as Cain speaks, the stadium falls silent. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We stay silent, even me, waiting for her to speak. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a beat, and I could picture him running his left hand flat down the side of his face, debating. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Here and there along the road people came out to see the troops go by and there were a few cheers, but most of the people were silent and glum, not hostile, apprehensive. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but there weren’t any words and the silent tears just kept running down my face like there was a river inside me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They passed the coffee can about and they were warm and fed and silent. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The streets were mostly silent and deserted that morning, but every now and then we’d pass a woman wearing curlers or a group of men in T-shirts with motor-oil decals, loitering in a doorway. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The farm machinery had fallen silent, and I could hear the sounds of songbirds in the trees, and also the low clucking of hens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was absolutely silent for one long second before the screaming began. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The three companions stood silent and made no answer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In silent Indian file they began the descent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Piggy and Ralph came to the edge of the grassy platform; and the boys, as they noticed them, fell silent one by one till only the boy next to Jack was talking. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then I saw Summer smiling as I walked past her row, and when she saw me look at her, she gave me a secret little thumbs- up and mouthed a silent “cool beans” to me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Smiling feebly, Mundín stood silent just when I needed him to bring in the cavalry and rescue my besieged story. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I kept silent, sensing that Jarvas was provoking me into saying something that might give him an excuse to stab me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The maester sat silent while the fool set the antlered bucket on his brow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was not silent either, but compressed under my foot with a squeaky crunch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The room was silent apart from her breathing and mine. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was sitting forward now, tense and silent, and Ash felt the breeze on her skin bring a rush of blood to the surface. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crept back into the silent house, past the closed bedroom door inside which the other mother and the other father...what? she wondered. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He knew nothing of that silent middle class that struggled between genteel poverty and the impossible desire of emulating the golden canaille to which he himself belonged. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bits then leaned into Moss and they sat together like that for another half hour, silent but calmed by the presence of each other. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Trunchbull was standing in front of the class, legs apart, hands on hips, scowling at Miss Honey who stood silent to one side. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

There never were seven more silent human beings in the back of a truck, we were too stunned even to cry or speak. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a good three minutes, it was dead silent. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Simon opened his mouth to speak but Ralph had the conch, so he backed to his seat When the assembly was silent Ralph turned to Piggy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I must be silent and give them time. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He roasted the langosta over the fire, and later we crawled into the hut to spend our first night on the silent island. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minutes later Tally could hear kids in the hall outside, growing silent as they passed her door. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I looked at my mom to see if she was all right because she was silent moving the stuff out. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

For them it might stave off what he could not help but see with clarity: that the world was silent and cold and bare and that in this lay its terrible beauty. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soon the river was dried up, the town silent, the dust settling in a film on the stores, the seated men, the tall hot trees. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were both silent, but the Professor started and quivered; his face, however, grew grimmer and sterner still. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment, scratching his chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No/ My word is silent, but it thunders inside me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept opening and closing her mouth as if she was going to say something but then fell silent. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He liked a room to fall silent as he entered it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look at me and he can’t talk to me, so it’s silent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He fell silent for a bit, letting this sink in. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Dudley,” the doctor began sternly, and then, noticing Luke’s face tight with silent laughter, lifted his napkin to cover his eyes, and gave in. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

A woman’s voice echoed from within the silent house. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My sister was silent for a few moments. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But Jam was silent as she walked out, because the only thing in her chest was a low kind of bitterness, a sort of feeling trapped and not being heard. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She could not remember the other, who stood silent and a little apart. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The two old men were silent for a long time. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a long time, each thinking his own thoughts in the steamy afternoon. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others were silent and he could tell that his words had sunk in. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam backed away slightly, casting her eyes repeatedly at Pet’s silent bulk for comfort. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I’m not exactly a fan of vertigo-inducing roller coasters, but at least it’s a break from the stone-cold, silent tomb of my house. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I will be silent now, for I begin to sound like my father.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Beatty flopped over and over and over, and at last twisted in on himself like a charred wax doll and lay silent. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hila had gotten up, as silent as a mouse, and was standing before them, a curious smile playing on her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He sat on the sofa, silent and dignified, while Mami fed him crackers and lemonade. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He did his impression of this, clasping both hands to his chest and batting his eyelashes like a silent film star. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Huddling close to Chou, I cry silent tears for my family, my loneliness, and my constant hunger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as we sat waiting for the doctor, we became aware of a silent commotion all around us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The line was silent, and I imagined Dad’s stern face hardening. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“What made you stay away so long?” she asked presently, finding it so pleasant to ask confidential questions and get delightful answers that she could not keep silent. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take out my phone and click a picture of Mr. Ram’s silent laugh. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The two children stood silent, shivering in the cold wind. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The trees stood beneath him, warriors armored in bark and leaf, deployed in their silent ranks awaiting the command to storm the hill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him, to shift her burden to him, but she was silent. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A trap: a dark trap under the roots of the silent mountain, and he was in the trap. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stay silent and stare at the sky, trying to make out constellations as I think about how to respond. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Be silent, you little baggage, or I’ll spike you on this dagger, and your king too, if he dares to come down.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

On the ride back I decided that I’d stayed silent long enough. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But the night was not silent; the little tree frogs that lived near the stream twittered like birds, and the high metallic ringing of the cicadas filled the mountain cleft. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the Ellens in the kitchen to see if they knew how she was, but she found them grim and silent, which sent another chill. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Alex’s mouth starts and stops several silent sentences before he points to the door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He slurped up the last of the orange soda and they all fell silent. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Fabian snaps and claps, and everyone stops talking during silent reading. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“For a while,” the Chief Elder said, relating the story, “we had a silent Asher! But he learned.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And he would not listen, but would walk on with the dignity in him and be silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was this gigantic sign of how Mummy and I are like two ice floes, passing each other, cold and silent. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She ran on, through a tangled fringe of gossip, never seeing that these names were alien to him, they meant nothing, and that as she prattled unaware he grew colder and more silent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once he’s sequestered away, he closes his eyes and sends a silent apology in G’ma’s direction, then holds his breath as he lifts the lid. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Arwyl was silent for a while as he looked at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A roomful of silent, stone-faced white authority figures stood over me, the guilty young black man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I sit in the principal’s office staring out the window, silent. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Also, our lunch table is a war zone—but it’s the silent kind of war zone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In obedience to them, in the silent heat she walked down Maycomb’s main thoroughfare, a highway leading to Montgomery. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I said I felt certain that the only reason black Africans—our black brothers—could be so silent about what happened in America was that they had been misinformed by the American government’s propaganda agencies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If she drops her biscuit, you ought to tell her where it’s gone,” he said to Pantalaimon, who instantly became a bush baby and gazed at him with enormous eyes, unmoving and silent. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And suddenly they all rose up like ravens frightened from carrion and wheeled away, flapping, silent, in the direction that Serret in her gull-shape had flown. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a moment as they thought about all that died with Travis. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And when, after a long time, the room went dark, and there was the slow, silent, creeping movement of the woman beside him, an exultation filled him fit to break his body. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He kept turning his head and glancing back at Jonas until the group leader had to give him a silent chastisement, a motion to sit still and face forward. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Zero’s figure is still hovering in my mind, ominous and silent. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Oh, a wife may revile such a man with every silent curse she knows. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached into her head and summoned the loudest silent voice she could find, then threw it as hard as she could in the creature’s direction: PET, STOP! Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The Ministry workers beside them fell silent, their eyes downcast; Harry could feel fear rippling through them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

How many out there today, across that silent field: There was Pleasanton, of the cavalry, and Newton, new commander of the First Corps. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how we made it back to the cabin, only that when we arrived, Chubs was sitting on the porch, silent tears streaming down his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were silent a moment, and then he said almost in a tone of apology, “It isn’t as though he were your child.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not just silent tears: fat, noisy tears like a little boy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a moment; then he went on quietly, “I remember when I lost my wife. Work helped.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the SS came forward, and the noise of the people watching went silent. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And then he was silent again for a while. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was something incredibly foreboding about the place—massive and silent, adorned with the empty black frames of barred or meshed windows and broken-down metal doors. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But when I peeked at Callum, hunched over and silent, my insides felt weird. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mother fell silent, and less than a minute later I was obliged to kiss her good-night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Shocked and hurt by such strong language, the little indoor mice fell silent. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I like it not, and I have grave doubts; but I fear to affright her, and so I am silent of it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

All three women nodded in silent agreement and for just a little while they made me feel like a young prince. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The talks continued for more than two years, in peaks and valleys of hope and gloom, while the test ranges remained silent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The chieftains were silent for a few moments as they listened to what the old man was saying. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor grew silent, reliving last year’s game, getting angrier and angrier. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shuddered and was silent, holding down her head on her husband’s breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They padded silent through the dens the men had built of wood and grass and mud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were days when she was quite silent; but there were others when I could not account for the sounds she made. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Out of options and patience, they nodded in silent agreement, then burst into the basement. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Turner wondered what Darwin might have said about the evolutionary advantages of being silent. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

For a long while she said nothing, simply staring at me with silent amazement. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the Fen path came a steady flow of silent citizens clutching and leading their tykes. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dawn drums fall silent, and boots march lockstep toward the courtyard, accompanied by the clank of chains. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The room reflected less and less light until it was completely dark and silent. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He’d answer you if you asked him something, and we weren’t ignoring him anymore, but for the most part he stayed silent. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

No doubt wishing that she were with them instead of us silent losers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had come as close to dying as I cared to for one day, but I kept silent and tried to attend to Mr. Armin's words. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have never heard of an egg cup before and I can tell Grace hasn’t either, by the way she keeps silent about it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Uncle Al stands up on the carriage, they fall silent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sarah gave me the look of silent rage that I had not seen since my first day on the plantation. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was also, of course, silent, which might be a great advantage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But for now, she was content to sit still and silent. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond, the haunted forest waited, dark and silent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When they had all gone and the place was absolutely silent, I began to move cautiously about on the floor. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It stays there and begins moving its head up and down as if dancing in its own way to the silent song. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Father tightened his hand on my shoulder and he put his finger to his lips, telling me I was to be silent. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was silent and chilly indoors, and it no longer felt like home. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ann Atwater’s refusal to be silent when she felt black aspirations for equality were being mocked in her employer’s house fits this pattern. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once they were all in place—ten Keepers spaced evenly apart between Alby and Ben—the air grew still and silent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The next day during silent reading, Nick glanced at his teacher, and he noticed that Mrs. Avery’s nose was curved—kind of like the beak of a hawk. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It strikes me that the silent generation is my grandparents, and the idea of losing them causes a painful twisting in my heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

After a while, the old woman fell silent, though she continued to sit near Omakayas, pondering what she should do next. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When all was silent he backed out of his refuge, and emerged into the sun-dappled clearing, his coat covered with sandy dirt. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the chair for a long time, silent tears rolling down my face, a ball of anger hardening in my stomach. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shut tight, but he opened and closed his mouth in silent agony. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha was silent, and they played the game of love, one of the thirty or forty different games which Kamala knew. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he was silent, he was not unobservant “I do not think they would be understanding at all.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room is silent except for the clock ticking on the mantel, the sound of sweeping and the clink of china pieces as my father drops them in the metal trash tin. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she went silent for a while, holding his gaze the whole time. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

These, too, were silent, deserted by all living things. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He hummed along with her, his eyes focused on the road, the rest of us silent as fog. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The site was silent and eerie and the puppies’ playground was speckled with bleached bones like tombstones in a graveyard. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How sharp you are, Marmee, and how silent! You never said a word to me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With other people, Hilly hands out lies like the Presbyterians hand out guilt, but it’s our own silent agreement, this strict honesty, perhaps the one thing that has kept us friends. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Several times he wet his lips to speak and each time the word remained half-formed and silent in his mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

His dad is sitting silent while his mom sings about unconditional love. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

His hands lay calmly now upon his silent knees. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy fell into step beside her, strangely silent, and together they stole away into the woods. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

So silent was it that the fall of their ponies’ hoofs, rustling on dead leaves and occasionally stumbling on hidden roots, seemed to thud in their ears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But it was a silent rage, a crafty rage; he was learning war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see that Pattie is silent and her face is sour. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When the water no longer churned and all was silent, the horse plunged into the bitter water and all was black. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z